Fungicidal pyrimidine compounds

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to fungicidal pyrimidine compounds, to their use and to methods for combating phytopathogenic fungi. The present invention also relates to seeds treated with at least one such compound. Furthermore the invention relates to processes for preparing compounds of formula I.

The present invention relates to fungicidal pyrimidine compounds, totheir use and to methods for combating phytopathogenic fungi. Thepresent invention also relates to seeds treated with at least one suchcompound. Furthermore the invention relates to processes for preparingcompounds of formula I.

WO 2011007839 A1 describes 4-(3-butynyl)aminopyrimidine derivatives,which are pest controlling agents for agricultural and horticulturaluse.

EP 264217 A2 discloses certain aralkylaminopyrimidine derivatives, whichare useful as insecticides, acaricides and fungicides.

The compounds according to the present invention differ from thosedescribed in the abovementioned publication in that the central phenylring is always substituted by a heteroaryloxy substituent and that thelinker between said phenyl ring and the aminopyrimidine moiety is abutynyl derived group as described herein.

In many cases, in particular at low application rates, the fungicidalactivity of known fungicidal compounds is unsatisfactory. Based on this,it was an object of the present invention to provide compounds havingimproved activity and/or a broader activity spectrum againstphytopathogenic fungi. This objective is achieved by the use ofsubstituted pyrimidine compounds of formula I having good fungicidalactivity against phytopathogenic harmful fungi.

Accordingly, the present invention relates to compounds of the formula I

wherein:

-   R^(a2), R^(a5), R^(a6) independently of each other are hydrogen,    halogen, CN, NO₂, OH, SH, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl,    C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio,    C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulfonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulfonyl,    C₁-C₄-alkylsulfonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulfonyl,    C₁-C₄-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₂-C₄-alkenyl,    C₂-C₄-alkynyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkynyl,    C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyloxy, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₄-alkyl,    NR^(A)R^(B), C(═O)R′, C(═NOR″)R′″ or —C(═NH)—O—R′″;    -   R^(A), R^(B) independently of one another are hydrogen,        C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₂-C₄-alkenyl, C₂-C₄-alkynyl, phenyl, benzyl,        C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkenyl or (C═O)—R′;    -   R′ is hydrogen, OH, NH₂, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl,        C₂-C₄-alkenyl, C₂-C₄-alkynyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy,        C₁-C₄-alkylamino or di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino;    -   R″ is hydrogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₂-C₄-alkenyl,        C₂-C₄-alkynyl or C₁-C₄-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl;    -   R′″ is hydrogen or C₁-C₄-alkyl; or-   R^(a5), R^(a6) together with two ring member carbon atoms to which    they are attached, form a fused 5-, 6- or 7-membered saturated,    partially unsaturated or aromatic carbocycle or heterocycle, wherein    the ring member atoms of the fused heterocycle include besides    carbon atoms 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from the group of N,    O and S, and wherein the fused carbocycle or heterocycle is    unsubstituted or carries 1, 2, 3 or 4 identical or different    radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN,    C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl and C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy;-   R is hydrogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy,    C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl,    C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₂-C₄-alkenyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkenyl,    C₂-C₄-alkynyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkynyl, CN, CH₂CN, NR^(A)R^(B) or    CH₂—O—C(═O)R′;-   R¹, R² independently of each other are hydrogen, halogen, CN, OH,    C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy,    C₁-C₄-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl,    C₂-C₄-alkenyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₄-alkynyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkynyl,    C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyloxy,    NR^(A)R^(B), C(═O)R′, C(═NOR″)R′″, C(═NH)—O—R′″ or benzyl wherein    the phenyl moiety of benzyl is unsubstituted or carries 1, 2, 3, 4,    or 5 substituents selected from the group consisting of CN, halogen,    C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy,    C₁-C₄-alkoxy)carbonyl and di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl;    -   or two radicals R¹ and R² that are bound to the same carbon atom        form together with said carbon atom a saturated or partially        unsaturated    -   3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, or 7-membered carbocycle or a saturated or        partially unsaturated 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, or 7-membered heterocycle,        wherein the ring member atoms of the abovementioned heterocycle        include beside carbon atoms 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected        from the group of N, O and S, and wherein the abovementioned        cycle is unsubstituted or carries 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents        selected from halogen, CN, OH, SH, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy or        C₁-C₄-alkylthio; and one or two CH₂ groups of the abovementioned        cycles may be respectively be replaced by one or two C(═O) or        C(═S) groups;-   X is a divalent group selected from —CR³R⁴—, —C(═O)—, —C(═S)—,    —C(═NR^(D))— and —C(═NOR^(D))—, wherein    -   R^(D) is hydrogen or C₁-C₄-alkyl, and wherein    -   R³ and R⁴ independently of each other are hydrogen, CN,        C₁-C₄-hydroxyalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy,        C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl,        C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₂-C₄-alkenyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkenyl,        C₂-C₄-alkynyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl,        C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyloxy, NR^(A)R^(B),        C(═O)R′, C(═NOR″)R″′,—C(═NH)—O—R″′ or benzyl wherein the phenyl        moiety of benzyl is unsubstituted or carries 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5        substituents selected from the group consisting of CN, halogen,        C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy,        (C₁-C₄-alkoxy)carbonyl and di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, or    -   two radicals R³ and R⁴ that are bound to the same carbon atom        form together with said carbon atom a saturated or partially        unsaturated    -   3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, or 7-membered carbocycle or a saturated or        partially unsaturated 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, or 7-membered heterocycle,        wherein the ring member atoms of the abovementioned heterocycle        include beside carbon atoms 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected        from the group of N, O and S, and wherein the abovementioned        cycle is unsubstituted or carries 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents        selected from halogen, CN, OH, SH, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy or        C₁-C₄-alkylthio; and one or two CH₂ groups of the abovementioned        cycles may be respectively replaced by one or two C(═O) or C(═S)        groups;-   n indicates the number of substituents R^(b) on the phenyl ring and    n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;-   R^(b) is halogen, CN, NO₂, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl,    C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₂-C₄-alkenyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkenyl,    C₂-C₄-alkynyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkynyl, NR^(A)R^(B), C(═O)R′, C(═NOR″)R″′    or —C(═NH)—O—R″′,    -   it being possible for n=2, 3 or 4 that R^(b) are identical or        different;-   Het is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, wherein the ring member atoms    of the heteroaryl include besides carbon atoms 1, 2, 3 or 4    heteroatoms selected from the group of N, O and S and wherein the    heteroaryl is unsubstituted or carries 1, 2, 3 or 4 identical or    different groups R^(c):    -   R^(c) is halogen, CN, NO₂, NH₂, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl,        C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₆-alkylamino,        di(C₁-C₆-alkyl)amino, C₁-C₆-alkylthio, C₁-C₆-haloalkylthio,        C₁-C₆-alkylsulfinyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfinyl,        C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfonyl,        C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl,        C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C(═O)R′, C(═NOR″)R″′,        C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₄-alkyl, phenyl, phenoxy,        phenoxy C₁-C₄-alkyl or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, wherein        the ring member atoms of the heteroaryl include besides carbon        atoms 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from the group of N, O        and S, and wherein the aforementioned cyclic radicals are        unsubstituted or carry 1, 2, 3 or 4 identical or different        substituents R^(d):        -   R^(d) is halogen, CN, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl,            C₁-C₄-alkoxy or C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy;        -   or two radicals R^(c) that are bound to adjacent ring member            atoms of the Het group form together with said ring member            atoms a fused        -   5-, 6- or 7-membered saturated, partially unsaturated or            aromatic carbocycle or heterocycle, wherein the ring member            atoms of the fused heterocycle include besides carbon atoms            1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from the group of N, O and            S, and wherein the fused carbocycle or heterocycle is            unsubstituted or carries 1, 2, 3 or 4 identical or different            radicals groups R^(e):        -   R^(e) is halogen, CN, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl,            C₁-C₄-alkoxy or C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy;            and the N-oxides and the agriculturally acceptable salts of            the compounds of formula I.

The present invention furthermore relates to processes for preparingcompounds of formula I.

The present invention furthermore relates to intermediates such ascompounds of formulae III, IIa and IIIa and to processes for preparingthem. Accordingly a 4-halopyrimidine compound II, wherein Hal ishalogen, preferably Cl or F, can be reacted with a suitable aminecompound III, wherein X is —CR³R⁴—, to obtain a compound I according tothe present invention, wherein X is —CR³R⁴—, as shown in scheme 1.

Generally, this reaction is carried out at temperatures of from 0 to200° C., preferably from 50 to 170° C., preferably in an inert organicsolvent and preferably in presence of a base or a catalyst or acombination of a base and a catalyst.

Suitable catalysts are e.g. haldies such as NaF, KF, LiF, NaBr, KBr,LiBr, Nal, KI, LiI; ionic liquids, such as imidazolium catalysts;transition metal catalysts like palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iron,copper in the form of halides, pseudohalides, alkoxides, carboxylates(pre

ferred acetate), complexes with dibenzylidene acetone and ligands likephosphine, phos

phites, phosphoramidate ligands. Preferred ligands are bidentate andsterically demanding phosphorous ligands, even more preferably thecatalysts are selected from 2,2′ bis(diphenyl

phosphanyl)-1,1′-binaphthyl, 2,2′-Bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-biphenyl,2,4′,6′-diisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yldicyclohexylphosphine,2-(dicyclohexylphosphino)-2′,6′ dimethoxy-1,1′ bi

phenyl, 1,1-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene, 9,9-dimethyl-4,5bis(diphenylphosphino)

xan

thene, 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe),1,3-propanediylbis[diphenylphosphine], 1,4butanediylbis[diphenylphosphine] and1,1′-(1,2-ethanediyl)bis[1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1 phenyl-diposphine.

Suitable solvents are aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene, o-, m- andp-xylene; halogenated hydro-carbons chlorobenzene, dichlorobenzene;ethers such as dioxane, anisole and THF; nitriles such as acetonitrileand propionitrile; ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, diethylketone and tert.-butyl methyl ketone; alcohols such as ethanol,n-propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol and tert.-butanol; and also DMSO,DMF, dimethyl acetamide, NMP, NEP and acetic acid ethyl ester,preferably THF, DMSO, DMF, dimethyl acetamide, NMP or NEP; even morepreferably THF, DMF or NMP. It is also possible to use mixtures of thesolvents mentioned.

Suitable bases are, in general, inorganic compounds, such as alkalimetal and alkaline earth metal hydroxides such as lithium hydroxide,sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide; alkalimetal and alkaline earth metal oxides such as lithium oxide, sodiumoxide, potassium oxide and calcium oxide; alkali metal and alkalineearth metal phosphates such as lithium phosphate, sodium phosphate,potassium phosphate and calcium phosphate; alkali metal amides such aslithium amide, sodium amide and potassium amide; alkali metal andalkaline earth metal hydrides lithium hydride, sodium hydride, potassiumhydride and calcium hydride; alkali metal and alkaline earth metalcarbonates such as lithium carbonate, potassium carbonate and calciumcarbonate, caesium carbonate; moreover organic bases, for exampletertiary amines such as trimethyl-amine (TMA), triethylamine (TEA),tributylamine (TBA), diisopropylethylamine (DIPEA) andN-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), pyridine, substituted pyridines such ascollidine, lutidine and 4 dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP), and alsobicyclic amines. Preference is given to sodium hydride, potassiumhydride, lithium carbonate, potassium carbonate, caesium carbonate, TEA,TBA and DIPEA, in particular DIPEA. The bases are generally employed inequimolar amounts, in excess or, if appropriate, as solvent. The amountof base is typically 1.1 to 5.0 molar equivalents relative to 1 mole ofcompounds II.

The starting materials are generally reacted with one another inequimolar amounts. In terms of yields, it may be advantageous to employan excess of compounds III, based on 1.1 to 2.5 equivalents, preferred1.1 to 1.5 equivalents of compounds II.

The compounds II are known from the literature or are commerciallyavailable or they can be prepared for example in analogy to methodsdescribed in: Heterocycles (2009) 78(7), 1627-1665; New J. Chem. (1994)18(6), 701-8; WO 2005/095357; Science of Synthesis (2004) 16, 379-572;WO 2008/156726; WO 2006/072831; Organic Reactions (Hoboken, N.J., UnitedStates) (2000), 56; or Targets in Heterocyclic Systems (2008) 12, 59-84.

The alkyne amine compounds III are known from the literature or arecommercially available or they can be prepared for example in analogy tomethods described in WO 2011007839. The compounds III can also beprepared for example in analogy to methods described in scheme 2,wherein PG in compound AD-2 stands for a suitable protection group foran amine, for example tert-butoxycarbonyl, benzyloxy carbonyl, benzyl,4-methoxy benzyl, acetyl or trichloro acetyl.

According to scheme 2, butyne compounds can be synthesized via apalladium catalyzed crosscoupling of an aryl halide AD-1 with suitablealkynes AD-2 (US 20110105562 A1, Tetrahedron (1992), 48(15), 3239-50; WO2004043458 A1); the heterocycle Het can be installed before or after thecrosscoupling reaction.

Alkynes AD-2 are commercially available or they can be synthesizedaccording to scheme 3.

Ring opening of a substituted aziridine AD-3 with a metal acetylide,wherein M can be, for example, lithium, directly leads to the formationof AD-2 (Angewandte Chemie, International Edition (2011), 50(9),2144-2147; Journal of the American Chemical Society (2010), 132(13),4542-4543; Organic Letters (2007), 9(24), 5127-5130; WO 2006044412 A1).Nucleophilic addition of a propargyl metal, wherein AD-5, wherein M canbe, for example, lithium, to an imine AD-4 is another way to prepare theamine compound AD-2 (European Journal of Organic Chemistry (2010), (8),1587-1592; Synlett (2008), (4), 578-582; Journal of Organic Chemistry(1999), 64(7), 2406-2410; Synthetic Communications (1997), 27(15),2601-2614).

Alkohols AD-7 can be used to synthesize amines AD-2. Alcohols AD-7 arecommercially available or methods for their preparation are described inthe literature.

Conversion of AD-7 to an amine can be achieved in a three step reactionsequence comprising a) mesylation with methyanesulfonic acid chloride(MsCl)) in the presence of a base such as triethylamine, b) treatment ofthe intermediate methylsulfonate with sodium azide, and c), subsequentreduction of the alkylazide with a suitable reductant (e.g. SnCl₂; asdescribed in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2011), 54(20), 7363-7374;WO 2011098603 A1, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry (2011), 19(10),3274-3279) followed by protection of the amino group. It is alsopossible to synthesize such compounds under Mitsunobu conditions asdescribed in Journal of Organic Chemistry (2011), 76(14), 5661-5669 orChemistry-A European Journal (2011), 17(6), 1764-1767 or by way of aGabriel synthesis as described in European Journal of MedicinalChemistry (2011), 46(8), 3227-3236, Chemistry-A European Journal (2010),16(41), 12303-12306 or in WO 2010017047 A1.

Amide compounds AD-8 can be synthesized according to scheme 4. Asuitably substituted acetamide can be formylated according to thesynthesis described in Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan (1994),67(9), 2514-21 or in Journal of Organic Chemistry (1983), 48(17),2914-20.

A subsequent Corey Fuchs cascade (formation of the dibromo alkene withtetrabromomethane and triphenylphosphine: U.S. Pat. No. 4,944,795 A,rearrangement induced with n-butyllithium furnishing the alkyne: OrganicLetters (2011), 13(9), 2204-2207, Journal of the Chemical Society,Perkin Transactions 1 (2002), (9), 1199-1212) produces the alkyne amideAD-2.

An alternative way to prepare compounds AD-8 wherein PG is hydrogen isdescribed in scheme 5. A propargyl halide is reacted with a metalcyanid, wherein the metal M can be, for example sodium or potassium,which is subsequently hydrolysed under basic aqueous conditions to givethe alkyne.

A 4-halopyrimidine compound II, wherein Hal is halogen, preferably Cl orF, can also be reacted with a suitable amide compound III, wherein X is—C(═O)— to obtain a compound I wherein X is —C(═O)— as shown in scheme1.

Generally, this reaction is carried out at temperatures of from 0 to200° C., preferably from 50 to 170° C., in an inert organic solventpreferably in the presence of a base or a catalyst or a combination of abase and a catalyst in a solvent.

Suitable catalysts are e.g. halides such as NaF, KF, LiF, NaBr, KBr,LiBr, Nal, KI, LiI; ionic liquids, such as imidazolium catalysts;transition metal catalysts like palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iron,copper in the form of halides, pseudohalides, alkoxides, carboxylates(preferred acetate), complexes with dibenzylidene acetone and ligandslike phosphine, phosphites, phosphoramidate ligands. Preferred ligandsare bidentate and sterically demanding phosphorous ligands, even morepreferably the catalysts are selected from2,2′-bis(diphenyl-phosphanyl)-1,1′-binaphthyl,2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-biphenyl,2,4′,6′-diisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yldicyclohexylphosphine,2-(dicyclohexylphosphino)-2′,6′-dimethoxy-1,1′-biphenyl,1,1-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene,9,9-dimethyl-4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)xanthene,1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe),1,3-propanediylbis[diphenylphosphine],1,4-butanediylbis[diphenylphosphine] and1,1′-(1,2-ethanediyl)bis[1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-phenyl-diposphine.

Suitable solvents are aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene, o-, m- andp-xylene; halogenated hydrocarbons such as chlorobenzene,dichlorobenzene; ethers such as dioxane, anisole and THF; nitriles suchas acetonitrile and propionitrile; ketones such as acetone, methyl ethylketone, diethyl ketone and tert.-butyl methyl ketone; alcohols such asethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol and tert.-butanol; and alsoDMSO, DMF, dimethyl acetamide, NMP, NEP and acetic acid ethyl ester.Preferably THF, DMSO, DMF, dimethyl acetamide, NMP or NEP are used; evenmore preferably THF, DMF or NMP are used. It is also possible to usemixtures of the solvents mentioned.

Suitable bases and their amounts are as described for the reaction witha phenethyl amine compound III, wherein X is —CR³R⁴—, as describedabove. The starting materials are generally reacted with one another inequimolar amounts. In terms of yields, it may be advantageous to employan excess of compounds III, based on 1.1 to 2.5 equivalents, preferred1.1 to 1.5 equivalents of compounds II.

Alternatively, amide compounds I, wherein X is —C(═O)—, can besynthesized by reacting 4-amino-pyrimidine compounds IIa [available byreaction of a chloropyrimidine II with excess of ammonia in analogy tomethods described in WO 2011/147066, WO 2006/135719, US 2005/0245530 A1,J. Chem. Soc. (1951), 3439-44; Helv. Chim. Act. (1951), 34, 835-40] withcompounds of the formula IIIa in which Z is hydrogen or C₁-C₄-alkyl,which are commercially available or which can be prepared as describedabove, preferably in the presence of Al(CH₃)₃ (1 to 3 equivalents) asstoichiometric reagent preferably in an inert organic solvent such astoluene (in analogy to US 2010/0063063 A1; WO 2005/011601; WO2006/074884) as outlined in scheme 10.

Compounds I, wherein X is —C(═S)—, can be prepared for example inanalogy to methods described in US 20100022538 A1, J. Med. Chem. (2011),54(9), 3241-3250, J. Org. Chem. (2011), 76(6), 1546-1553, Org. Lett.(2010), 12(23), 5570-5572.

Compounds I, wherein X is —C(═NR^(D))—, can be prepared from compoundsI, wherein X is —C(═O)—, in analogy to Bioorg. Med. Chem. (2008) 16(8),4600-4616, J. Med. Chem. (2004) 47(3), 663-672, Eur. J. Org. Chem.(2004) 5, 1025-1032, J. Med. Chem. (1987) 30(4), 720-1.

Compounds I, wherein X is —C(═NOR^(D))—, can be prepared from compoundsI, wherein X is —C(═O)—, in analogy to WO 2007/075598 or from compoundsI, wherein X is —C(═S)—, according to WO 2008/039520 and O'zbekistonKimyo Jurnali (2004) 4, 3-6.

Compounds I and intermediates, wherein R is hydrogen, can be convertedby conventional processes such as alkylation. Examples of suitablealkylating agents include alkyl halides, such as alkyl chloride, alkylbromide or alkyl iodide, examples being methyl chloride, methyl bromideor methyl iodide, or dialkyl sulfates such as dimethyl sulfate ordiethyl sulfate. The reaction with the alkylating agent is carried outadvantageously in the presence of a solvent. Solvents used for thesereactions are—depending on temperature range—aliphatic, cycloaliphaticor aromatic hydrocarbons such as hexane, cyclohexane, toluene, xylene,chlorinated aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons such as DCM,chlorobenzene, open-chain dialkyl ethers such as diethyl ether,di-n-propyl ether, MTBE, cyclic ethers such as THF, 1,4-dioxane, glycolethers such as dimethyl glycol ether, and also DMSO, DMF, dimethylacetamide, NMP, NEP and acetic acid ethyl ester, preferably DMF, DMSO,NMP or NEP, or mixtures of these solvents.

Compounds II, wherein R^(a5) and R^(a6) in each case constitute togetherwith two ring member carbon atoms of the pyrimidine ring one of thefollowing heterocyclic groups as defined in line 1 to line 26 in tableA.2, wherein #5 and #6 indicate the point of attachment to thepyrimidine ring, each respectively corresponding to the positions ofeither substituent R^(a5) or R^(a6), can be prepared according tocommonly known procedures such as those given below or in analogy tothose cited references or are commercially available.

TABLE A.2 line R^(a5)/R^(a6) A.2-1 #5-CH═CH—CH═CH-#6 A.2-2#5-CH₂—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂-#6 A.2-3 #5-CH═CH—CH═N-#6 A.2-4 #5-N═CH—CH═CH-#6A.2-5 #5-CH═N—CH═N-#6 A.2-6 #5-N═CH—N═CH-#6 A.2-7 #5-CH₂—CH₂—CH₂-#6A.2-8 #5-N═CH—CH═N-#6 A.2-9 #5-O—CH₂—O-#6 A.2-10 #5-NH—CH═N-#6 A.2-11#5-S—CH═N-#6 A.2-12 #5-N═CH—S-#6 A.2-13 #5-O—CH═N-#6 A.2-14 #5-N═CH—O-#6A.2-15 #5-O—CH═CH-#6 A.2-16 #5-S—CH═CH-#6 A.2-17 #5-O—N═CH-#6 A.2-18#5-S—N═CH-#6 A.2-19 #5-CH═N—O-#6 A.2-20 #5-CH═N—S-#6 A.2-21#5-N(CH₃₎—CH═CH-#6 A.2-22 #5-CH═CH—N(CH₃)-#6 A.2-23 #5=CH—N(NH₂)—N=#6A.2-24 #5-CH—N—N(CH₃)-#6 A.2-25 #5=N—N(CH₃) —CH=#6 A.2-26 #5-N(CH₃)—N—CH-#6

Compounds II wherein the meaning of R^(a5) and R^(a6) corresponds toline 1 of table A.2 can be prepared as described in EP 326329 A2, US20050187231 A1, WO 2007071963 A2, Tetrahedron (2004), 60(25), 5373-5382,Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters (2009), 19(6), 1715-1717 or inWO 2010025451 A2.

Compounds II wherein the meaning of R^(a5) and R^(a6) corresponds toline 3 of table A.2 can be prepared as described in European Journal ofMedicinal Chemistry (2011), 46(9), 3887-3899, WO 2011104183 A1 or inOrganic Process Research & Development (2011), 15(4), 918-924.

Compounds II wherein the meaning of R^(a5) and R^(a6) corresponds toline 4 of table A.2 can be prepared as described in WO 2011131741 A1, WO2010101949 A1 or in Journal of Organic Chemistry (1979), 44(3), 435-40.

Compounds II wherein the meaning of R^(a5) and R^(a6) corresponds toline 5 or 20 of table A.2 can be prepared as described in OrganicProcess Research & Development (2011), 15(4), 918-924; or in Tetrahedron(1998), 54(33), 9903-9910.

Compounds II wherein the meaning of R^(a5) and R^(a6) corresponds toline 6 of table A.2 can be prepared as described in WO 2010026262 A1 orin WO 2007092681 A2.

Compounds II wherein the meaning of R^(a5) and R^(a6) corresponds toline 8 of table A.2 can be prepared as described in WO 2010038060 A1,Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters (2010), 20(7), 2330-2334, CN101544642 A or in Journal of the American Chemical Society (1956), 78,225-8.

Compounds II wherein the meaning of R^(a5) and R^(a6) corresponds toline 11 of table A.2 can be prepared as described in US 20110028496 A1.

Compounds II wherein the meaning of R^(a5) and R^(a6) corresponds toline 12 of table A.2 can be prepared as described in WO 2010014930, US20110028496 A1 or in WO 2008057402 A2.

Compounds II wherein the meaning of R^(a5) and R^(a6) corresponds toline 14 of table A.2 can be prepared as described in Australian Journalof Chemistry (1990), 43(1), 47-53 or in WO 2009013545 A2.

Compounds II wherein the meaning of R^(a5) and R^(a6) corresponds toline 24 of table A.2 can be prepared as described in US 20090005359 A1or in US 20070281949 A1.

Compounds II wherein the meaning of R^(a5) and R^(a6) corresponds toline 25 of table A.2 can be prepared as described in WO 2007013964 A1.

Compounds II wherein the meaning of R^(a5) and R^(a6) corresponds toline 26 of table A.2 can be prepared as described in Journal ofMedicinal Chemistry (1988), 31(2), 454-61 or in WO 2006046135 A2.

If individual compounds I cannot be obtained by the routes describedabove, they can be prepared by derivatization of other compounds I. TheN-oxides may be prepared from the compounds I according to conventionaloxidation methods, e. g. by treating compounds I with an organic peracidsuch as metachloroperbenzoic acid (cf. WO 03/64572 or J. Med. Chem.(1995), 38(11), 1892-1903,); or with inorganic oxidizing agents such ashydrogen peroxide (cf. J. Heterocyc. Chem. (1981), 18 (7), 1305-1308) oroxone (cf. J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2001), 123 (25), 5962-5973). The oxidationmay lead to pure mono-N-oxides or to a mixture of different N-oxides,which can be separated by conventional methods such as chromatography.

If the synthesis yields mixtures of isomers, a separation is generallynot necessarily required since in some cases the individual isomers canbe interconverted during work-up for use or during application (e. g.under the action of light, acids or bases). Such conversions may alsotake place after use, e. g. in the treatment of plants in the treatedplant, or in the harmful fungus to be controlled.

The reaction mixtures are worked up in a customary manner, for exampleby mixing with water, separating the phases and, if appropriate,chromatic purification of the crude products. In some cases, theintermediates and end products are obtained in the form of colorless orslightly viscous oils which can be freed from volatile components orpurified under reduced pressure and at moderately elevated temperatures.If the intermediates and end products are obtained as solids,purification can also be carried out by recrystallization or digestion.

The compounds of the present invention are useful for combating harmfulfungi. Therefore the present invention furthermore relates to a methodfor combating harmful fungi, which process comprises treating the fungior the materials, plants, the soil or seeds to be protected againstfungal attack, with an effective amount of at least one compound offormula I or of an N-oxide or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof.

Furthermore, the present invention also relates to seed comprising acompound of formula I, or an N-oxide or an agriculturally acceptablesalt thereof, in an amount of from 0.1 g to 10 kg per 100 kg of seed.

Agriculturally useful salts of the compounds I encompass especially thesalts of those cations or the acid addition salts of those acids whosecations and anions, respectively, have no adverse effect on thefungicidal action of the compounds I. Suitable cations are thus inparticular the ions of the alkali metals, preferably sodium andpotassium, of the alkaline earth metals, preferably calcium, magnesiumand barium, of the transition metals, preferably manganese, copper, zincand iron, and also the ammonium ion which, if desired, may carry one tofour C₁-C₄-alkyl substituents and/or one phenyl or benzyl substituent,preferably diisopropylammonium, tetramethylammonium, tetrabutylammonium,trimethylbenzylammonium, furthermore phosphonium ions, sulfonium ions,preferably tri(C₁-C₄-alkyl)sulfonium, and sulfoxonium ions, preferablytri(C₁-C₄-alkyl)sulfoxonium.

Anions of useful acid addition salts are primarily chloride, bromide,fluoride, hydrogensulfate, sulfate, dihydrogenphosphate,hydrogenphosphate, phosphate, nitrate, bicarbonate, carbonate,hexafluorosilicate, hexafluorophosphate, benzoate, and the anions ofC₁-C₄-alkanoic acids, preferably formate, acetate, propionate andbutyrate. They can be formed by reacting a compound I with an acid ofthe corresponding anion, preferably of hydrochloric acid, hydrobromicacid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid or nitric acid.

Depending on the substitution pattern, the compounds of formula I andtheir N-oxides may have one or more centers of chirality, in which casethey are present as pure enantiomers or pure diastereomers or asenantiomer or diastereomer mixtures. Both, the pure enantiomers ordiastereomers and their mixtures are subject matter of the presentinvention.

Compounds I can be present in different crystal modifications whosebiological activity may differ. They also form part of the subjectmatter of the present invention. The compounds of formula I can bepresent in atropisomers arising from restricted rotation about a singlebond of asymmetric groups. They also form part of the subject matter ofthe present invention.

In respect of the variables, the embodiments of the intermediatescorrespond to the embodiments of the compounds of formula I. The term“compounds I” refers to compounds of formula I. Likewise, the term“compounds IIa” refers to compounds of formula IIa.

The compounds of formula I can be present in atropisomers arising fromrestricted rotation about a single bond of asymmetric groups. They alsoform part of the subject matter of the present invention.

In the definitions of the variables given above, collective terms areused which are generally representative for the substituents inquestion. The term “C_(n)-C_(m)” indicates the number of carbon atomspossible in each case in the substituent or substituent moiety inquestion.

The term “halogen” refers to fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine.

The term “C₁-C₄-alkyl” refers to a straight-chained or branchedsaturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, for examplemethyl, ethyl, propyl, 1-methylethyl, butyl, 1-methylpropyl,2-methylpropyl, and 1,1-dimethylethyl. Likewise, the term “C₁-C₆-alkyl”refers to a straight-chained or branched saturated hydrocarbon grouphaving 1 to 6 carbon atoms.

The term “C₁-C₄-haloalkyl” refers to a straight-chained or branchedalkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms (as defined above), wherein someor all of the hydrogen atoms in these groups may be replaced by halogenatoms as mentioned above, for example chloromethyl, bromomethyl,dichloromethyl, trichloromethyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl,trifluoromethyl, chlorofluoromethyl, dichlorofluoromethyl,chlorodifluoromethyl, 1-chloroethyl, 1-bromoethyl, 1-fluoroethyl,2-fluoroethyl, 2,2-difluoroethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl,2-chloro-2-fluoroethyl, 2-chloro-2,2-difluoroethyl,2,2-dichloro-2-fluoroethyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl and pentafluoroethyl,2-fluoropropyl, 3-fluoropropyl, 2,2-difluoropropyl, 2,3-difluoropropyl,2-chloropropyl, 3-chloropropyl, 2,3-dichloropropyl, 2-bromopropyl,3-bromopropyl, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl, 3,3,3-trichloropropyl, CH₂—C₂F₅,CF₂—C₂F₅, CF(CF₃)₂, 1-(fluoromethyl)-2-fluoroethyl,1-(chloromethyl)-2-chloroethyl, 1-(bromomethyl)-2-bromoethyl,4-fluorobutyl, 4-chlorobutyl, 4-bromobutyl or nonafluorobutyl. Likewise,the term “C₁-C₆-haloalkyl” refers to a straight-chained or branchedalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.

The term “C₁-C₄-alkoxy” refers to a straight-chain or branched alkylgroup having 1 to 4 carbon atoms (as defined above) which is bonded viaan oxygen, at any position in the alkyl group, for example methoxy,ethoxy, n-propoxy, 1-methylethoxy, butoxy, 1-methyl

propoxy, 2-methylpropoxy or 1,1-dimethylethoxy. Likewise, the term“C₁-C₆-alkoxy” refers to a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having1 to 6 carbon atoms.

The term “C₁-C₄-hydroxyalkyl” refers to a straight-chained or branchedalkyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms (as defined above), wherein onehydrogen atom in these groups may be replaced by one hydroxy group, forexample hydroxymethyl,

2-hydroxyethyl, 3-hydroxy-propyl, 4-hydroxy-butyl.

The term “C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy” refers to a C₁-C₄-alkoxy group as definedabove, wherein some or all of the hydrogen atoms may be replaced byhalogen atoms as mentioned above, for example, OCH₂F, OCHF₂, OCF₃,OCH₂Cl, OCHCl₂, OCCl₃, chlorofluoromethoxy, dichlorofluoromethoxy,chlorodifluoromethoxy, 2-fluoroethoxy, 2-chloroethoxy, 2-bromoethoxy,2-iodoethoxy, 2,2-difluoroethoxy, 2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy,2-chloro-2-fluoroethoxy, 2-chloro-2,2-difluoroethoxy,2,2-dichloro-2-fluoroethoxy, 2,2,2-trichloroethoxy, OC₂F₅,2-fluoropropoxy, 3-fluoropropoxy, 2,2-difluoropropoxy,2,3-difluoropropoxy, 2-chloropropoxy, 3-chloropropoxy,2,3-dichloropropoxy, 2-bromopropoxy, 3-bromopropoxy,3,3,3-trifluoropropoxy, 3,3,3-trichloropropoxy, OCH₂—C₂F₅, OCF₂—C₂F₅,1-(CH₂F)-2-fluoroethoxy, 1-(CH₂Cl)-2-chloroethoxy, 1-(CH₂Br)-2-bromo

ethoxy, 4-fluorobutoxy, 4-chlorobutoxy, 4-bromobutoxy ornonafluorobutoxy. Likewise, the term “C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy” refers to aC₁-C₆-alkoxy group as defined above, wherein some or all of the hydrogenatoms may be replaced by halogen atoms as mentioned above.

The term “C₁-C₄-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl” refers to alkyl having 1 to 4 carbonatoms (as defined above), wherein one hydrogen atom of the alkyl radicalis replaced by a C₁-C₄-alkoxy group (as defined above). Likewise, theterm “C₁-C₆-alkoxy C₁-C₄-alkyl” refers to alkyl having 1 to 4 carbonatoms (as defined above), wherein one hydrogen atom of the alkyl radicalis replaced by a C₁-C₆-alkoxy group (as defined above).

The term “C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy C₁-C₄-alkyl” refers to alkyl having 1 to 4carbon atoms (as defined above), wherein one hydrogen atom of the alkylradical is replaced by a C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy group (as defined above).Likewise, the term “C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl” refers to alkyl having1 to 4 carbon atoms (as defined above), wherein one hydrogen atom of thealkyl radical is replaced by a C₁-C₆-alkoxy group (as defined above).

The term “C₁-C₄-alkylthio” as used herein refers to straight-chain orbranched alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms (as defined above)bonded via a sulfur atom, at any position in the alkyl group, forexample methylthio, ethylthio, propylthio, isopropylthio, and nbutylthio. Likewise, the term “C₁-C₆-alkylthio” as used herein refers tostraight-chain or branched alkyl groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms (asdefined above) bonded via a sulfur atom. Accordingly, the terms“C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio” and “C₁-C₆-haloalkylthio” as used herein refer tostraight-chain or branched haloalkyl groups having 1 to 4 or 1 to 6carbon atoms (as defined above) bonded through a sulfur atom, at anyposition in the haloalkyl group.

The terms “C₁-C₄-alkylsulfinyl” or “C₁-C₆-alkylsulfinyl” refer tostraight-chain or branched alkyl groups having 1 to 4 or 1 to 6 carbonatoms (as defined above) bonded through a —S(═O)-moiety, at any positionin the alkyl group, for example methylsulfinyl and ethylsulfinyl, andthe like. Accordingly, the terms “C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulfinyl” and“C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfinyl”, respectively, refer to straight-chain orbranched haloalkyl groups having 1 to 4 and 1 to 6 carbon atoms (asdefined above), respectively, bonded through a —S(═O)— moiety, at anyposition in the haloalkyl group.

The terms “C₁-C₄-alkylsulfonyl” and “C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonyl”, respectively,refer to straight-chain or branched alkyl groups having 1 to 4 and 1 to6 carbon atoms (as defined above), respectively, bonded through a—S(═O)₂— moiety, at any position in the alkyl group, for examplemethylsulfonyl. Accordingly, the terms “C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulfonyl” and“C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfonyl”, respectively, refer to straight-chain orbranched haloalkyl groups having 1 to 4 and 1 to 6 carbon atoms (asdefined above), respectively, bonded through a —S(═O)₂— moiety, at anyposition in the haloalkyl group.

The term “C₁-C₄-alkylamino” refers to an amino radical carrying oneC₁-C₄-alkyl group (as defined above) as substituent, for examplemethylamino, ethylamino, propylamino, 1-methylethylamino, butylamino,1-methylpropylamino, 2-methylpropylamino, 1,1-di-methylethylamino andthe like. Likewise, the term “C₁-C₆-alkylamino” refers to an aminoradical carrying one C₁-C₆-alkyl group (as defined above) assubstituent.

The term “di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino” refers to an amino radical carrying twoidentical or different C₁-C₄-alkyl groups (as defined above) assubstituents, for example dimethylamino, diethylamino, di-n-propylamino,diisopropylamino, N-ethyl-N-methylamino, N-(n-propyl)-N-methylamino,N-(isopropyl)-N methylamino, N-(n-butyl)-N-methylamino,N-(n-pentyl)-N-methylamino, N-(2-butyl)-N methylamino,N-(isobutyl)-N-methylamino, and the like. Likewise, the term“di(C₁-C₆-alkyl)amino” refers to an amino radical carrying two identicalor different C₁-C₆-alkyl groups (as defined above) as substituents.

The term “C₁-C₄-alkoxy)carbonyl” refers to a C₁-C₄-alkoxy radical (asdefined above) which is attached via a carbonyl group.

The term “di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl” refers to a di(C₁-C₄)alkylaminoradical as defined above which is attached via a carbonyl group.

The term “phenoxy” and refers to a phenyl radical which is attached viaan oxygen atom. Likewise, the term “phenoxy C₁-C₄-alkyl” and refers to aphenoxy radical which is attached via a C₁-C₄-alkyl group (as definedabove).

The term “C₂-C₄-alkenyl” refers to a straight-chain or branchedunsaturated hydrocarbon radical having 2 to 4 carbon atoms and a doublebond in any position, such as ethenyl, 1-propenyl, 2-propenyl (allyl),1-methylethenyl, 1-butenyl, 2-butenyl, 3-butenyl, 1-methyl-1-propenyl,2-methyl-1-propenyl, 1-methyl-2-propenyl, 2-methyl-2-propenyl. Likewise,the term “C₂-C₆-alkenyl” refers to a straight-chain or branchedunsaturated hydrocarbon radical having 2 to 6 carbon atoms and a doublebond in any position.

The term “C₂-C₄-alkynyl” refers to a straight-chain or branchedunsaturated hydrocarbon radical having 2 to 4 carbon atoms andcontaining at least one triple bond, such as ethynyl, 1-propynyl,2-propynyl, 1-butynyl, 2-butynyl, 3-butynyl, 1-methyl-2-propynyl.Likewise, the term “C₂-C₆-alkynyl” refers to a straight-chain orbranched unsaturated hydrocarbon radical having 2 to 6 carbon atoms andat least one triple bond.

The term “C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl” refers to monocyclic saturated hydrocarbonradicals having 3 to 8 carbon ring members, such as cyclopropyl(C₃H₅),cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl or cyclooctyl.

The term “C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₄-alkyl” refers to a cycloalkyl radicalhaving 3 to 8 carbon atoms (as defined above), which is bonded via aC₁-C₄-alkyl group (as defined above).

The term “C₃-C₈-cycloalkyloxy” refers to a cycloalkyl radical having 3to 8 carbon atoms (as defined above), which is bonded via an oxygen.

The term “saturated or partially unsaturated 3-, 4- 5-, 6- or 7-memberedcarbocycle” is to be understood as meaning both saturated or partiallyunsaturated carbocycles having 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 ring members. Examplesinclude cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclopentenyl, cyclopentadienyl,cyclohexyl, cyclohexenyl, cyclohexadienyl, cycloheptyl, cycloheptenyl,cycloheptadienyl, and the like.

The term “saturated or partially unsaturated 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, or7-membered heterocycle, wherein the ring member atoms of the heterocycleinclude besides carbon atoms 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from thegroup of N, O and S”, is to be understood as meaning both saturated andpartially unsaturated heterocycles, for example:

-   -   a 3- or 4-membered saturated heterocycle which contains 1 or 2        heteroatoms from the group consisting of N, O and S as ring        members such as oxirane, aziridine, thiirane, oxetane,        azetidine, thiethane, [1,2]dioxetane, [1,2]dithietane,        [1,2]diazetidine; and    -   a 5- or 6-membered saturated or partially unsaturated        heterocycle which contains 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms from the group        consisting of N, O and S as ring members such as        2-tetrahydrofuranyl, 3-tetrahydrofuranyl, 2-tetrahydrothienyl,        3-tetrahydrothienyl, 2-pyrrolidinyl, 3-pyrrolidinyl,        3-isoxazolidinyl, 4-isoxazolidinyl, 5-isoxazolidinyl,        3-isothiazolidinyl, 4-isothiazolidinyl, 5-isothiazolidinyl,        3-pyrazolidinyl, 4-pyrazolidinyl, 5-pyrazolidinyl,        2-oxazolidinyl, 4-oxazolidinyl, 5-oxazolidinyl, 2-thiazolidinyl,        4-thiazolidinyl, 5-thiazolidinyl, 2-imidazolidinyl,        4-imidazolidinyl, 1,2,4-oxadiazolidin-3-yl,        1,2,4-oxadiazolidin-5-yl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolidin-3-yl,        1,2,4-thiadiazolidin-5-yl, 1,2,4-triazolidin-3-yl,        1,3,4-oxadiazolidin-2-yl, 1,3,4-thiadiazolidin-2-yl,        1,3,4-triazolidin-2-yl, 2,3-dihydrofur-2-yl,        2,3-dihydrofur-3-yl, 2,4-dihydrofur-2-yl, 2,4-dihydrofur-3-yl,        2,3-dihydrothien-2-yl, 2,3-dihydrothien-3-yl,        2,4-dihydrothien-2-yl, 2,4-dihydrothien-3-yl, 2-pyrrolin-2-yl,        2-pyrrolin-3-yl, 3-pyrrolin-2-yl, 3-pyrrolin-3-yl,        2-isoxazolin-3-yl, 3-isoxazolin-3-yl, 4-isoxazolin-3-yl,        2-isoxazolin-4-yl, 3-isoxazolin-4-yl, 4-isoxazolin-4-yl,        2-isoxazolin-5-yl, 3-isoxazolin-5-yl, 4-isoxazolin-5-yl,        2-isothiazolin-3-yl, 3-isothiazolin-3-yl, 4-isothiazolin-3-yl,        2-isothiazolin-4-yl, 3-isothiazolin-4-yl, 4-isothiazolin-4-yl,        2-isothiazolin-5-yl, 3-isothiazolin-5-yl, 4-isothiazolin-5-yl,        2,3-dihydropyrazol-1-yl, 2,3-dihydropyrazol-2-yl,        2,3-dihydropyrazol-3-yl, 2,3-dihydropyrazol-4-yl,        2,3-dihydropyrazol-5-yl, 3,4-dihydropyrazol-1-yl,        3,4-dihydropyrazol-3-yl, 3,4-dihydropyrazol-4-yl,        3,4-dihydropyrazol-5-yl, 4,5-dihydropyrazol-1-yl,        4,5-dihydropyrazol-3-yl, 4,5-dihydropyrazol-4-yl,        4,5-dihydropyrazol-5-yl, 2,3-dihydrooxazol-2-yl,        2,3-dihydrooxazol-3-yl, 2,3-dihydrooxazol-4-yl,        2,3-dihydrooxazol-5-yl, 3,4-dihydrooxazol-2-yl,        3,4-dihydrooxazol-3-yl, 3,4-dihydrooxazol-4-yl,        3,4-dihydrooxazol-5-yl, 3,4-dihydrooxazol-2-yl,        3,4-dihydrooxazol-3-yl, 3,4-dihydrooxazol-4-yl, 2-piperidinyl,        3-piperidinyl, 4-piperidinyl, 1,3-dioxan-5-yl,        2-tetrahydropyranyl, 4-tetrahydropyranyl, 2-tetrahydrothienyl,        3-hexahydropyridazinyl, 4-hexahydropyridazinyl,        2-hexahydropyrimidinyl, 4-hexahydropyrimidinyl,        5-hexahydropyrimidinyl, 2-piperazinyl,        1,3,5-hexahydrotriazin-2-yl and 1,2,4-hexahydrotriazin-3-yl and        also the corresponding -ylidene radicals; and    -   a 7-membered saturated or partially unsaturated heterocycle such        as tetra- and hexahydroazepinyl, such as        2,3,4,5-tetrahydro[1H]azepin-1-,-2-,-3-,-4-,-5-,-6- or -7-yl,        3,4,5,6-tetrahydro[2H]azepin-2-,-3-,-4-,-5-,-6- or -7-yl,        2,3,4,7-tetrahydro[1H]azepin-1-,-2-,-3-,-4-,-5-,-6- or -7-yl,        2,3,6,7-tetrahydro[1H]azepin-1-,-2-,-3-,-4-,-5-,-6- or -7-yl,        hexahydroazepin-1-,-2-,-3- or -4-yl, tetra- and        hexahydrooxepinyl such as        2,3,4,5-tetrahydro[1H]oxepin-2-,-3-,-4-,-5-,-6- or -7-yl,        2,3,4,7-tetrahydro[1H]oxepin-2-,-3-,-4-,-5-,-6- or -7-yl,        2,3,6,7-tetrahydro[1H]oxepin-2-, -3-,-4-,-5-,-6- or -7-yl,        hexahydroazepin-1-,-2-,-3- or -4-yl, tetra- and        hexahydro-1,3-diazepinyl, tetra- and hexahydro-1,4-diazepinyl,        tetra- and hexahydro-1,3-oxazepinyl, tetra- and        hexahydro-1,4-oxazepinyl, tetra- and hexahydro-1,3-dioxepinyl,        tetra- and hexahydro-1,4-dioxepinyl and the corresponding        -ylidene radicals; and

The term “5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, wherein the ring member atoms ofthe heteroaryl include besides carbon atoms 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatomsselected from the group of N, O and S”, refers to, for example,

-   -   a 5-membered heteroaryl such as pyrrol-1-yl, pyrrol-2-yl,        pyrrol-3-yl, thien-2-yl, thien-3-yl, furan-2-yl, furan-3-yl,        pyrazol-1-yl, pyrazol-3-yl, pyrazol-4-yl, pyrazol-5-yl,        imidazol-1-yl, imidazol-2-yl, imidazol-4-yl, imidazol-5-yl,        oxazol-2-yl, oxazol-4-yl, oxazol-5-yl, isoxazol-3-yl,        isoxazol-4-yl, isoxazol-5-yl, thiazol-2-yl, thiazol-4-yl,        thiazol-5-yl, isothiazol-3-yl, isothiazol-4-yl, isothiazol-5-yl,        1,2,4-triazolyl-1-yl, 1,2,4-triazol-3-yl 1,2,4-triazol-5-yl,        1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl, 1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl and        1,2,4-thiadiazol-3-yl, 1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl; or    -   a 6-membered heteroaryl, such as pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl,        pyridin-4-yl, pyridazin-3-yl, pyridazin-4-yl, pyrimidin-2-yl,        pyrimidin-4-yl, pyrimidin-5-yl, pyrazin-2-yl and        1,3,5-triazin-2-yl and 1,2,4-triazin-3-yl.

The term “two radicals R^(c) that are bound to adjacent ring memberatoms form together with said ring member atoms a fused cycle” refers toa condensed bicyclic ring system, wherein 5- or 6-membered heteroarylcarries a fused-on 5-, 6- or 7-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ringit being possible that these rings are saturated or partially saturatedor aromatic.

The term “one or two CH₂ groups of the abovementioned cycles may berespectively replaced by one or two C(═O) or C(═S) groups” refers to anexchange of carbon atoms from a saturated or partially unsaturated 3-,4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered carbocycle or a saturated or partiallyunsaturated 3-, 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocycle, resulting incycles such as cyclopropanone, cyclopentanone, cyclopropanethione,cyclopentanethione, 5-oxazolone, cyclohexane-1,4-dione,cyclohexane-1,4-dithione, cyclohex-2-ene-1,4-dione orcyclohex-2-ene-1,4-dithione.

As regards the fungicidal activity of the compounds I, preference isgiven to those compounds I wherein the substituents and variables (e.g.R^(a2), R^(a5), R^(a6), R, X, R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R^(b), R^(c), R′, R″, R″′,R^(A), R^(B), n and Het) have independently of each other or morepreferably in combination the following meanings and the groupsmentioned herein for a substituent or for a combination of substituentsare furthermore, independently of the combination in which they arementioned, a particularly preferred embodiment of the substituent or ofthe combination of substituents in question:

One embodiment of the present invention relates to compounds I whereinR^(a2), R^(a5) and R^(a6) independently of each other are preferablyselected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, CN,C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy,C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl,C₁-C₄-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₂-C₄-alkenyl, C₂-C₄-alkynyl,C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyloxy, (C₁-C₄-alkoxy)carbonyl.

A further embodiment relates to compounds I wherein R^(a2), R^(a5) andR^(a6) independently of each other are preferably selected from thegroup consisting of hydrogen, halogen, CN, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl,C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkoxy C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxyC₁-C₄-alkoxy and C₁-C₄-alkoxy)carbonyl.

A further embodiment relates to compounds I wherein R^(a2), R^(a5) andR^(a6) independently of each other are halogen, CN, C₁-C₄-alkyl,C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy,C₁-C₄-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkoxy and(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)carbonyl, and it being possible that one or two of R^(a2),R^(a5) or R^(a6) can in addition be hydrogen.

Further preferred embodiments relate to compounds I wherein R^(a2),R^(a5) and R^(a6) independently of each other are preferably selectedfrom the group consisting of hydrogen, Cl, F, CH₃, CH₂CH₃, OCH₃, OCF₃,CH₂OCH₃, CN, OCH₂OCH₃, CF₃, CHFCH₃, COOCH₃ and COOCH₂CH₃.

Further preferred embodiments relate to compounds I wherein R^(a2),R^(a5) and R^(a6) independently of each other are preferably selectedfrom the group consisting of Cl, F, CH₃, CH₂CH₃, OCH₃, OCF₃, CH₂OCH₃,CN, OCH₂OCH₃, CF₃, CHFCH₃, COOCH₃ and COOCH₂CH₃.

Further preferred embodiments relate to compounds I wherein R^(a2),R^(a5) and R^(a6) independently of each other are hydrogen, Cl, CH₃,OCH₃, CN or COOCH₃.

Further preferred embodiments relate to compounds I wherein R^(a2),R^(a5) and R^(a6) independently of each other are Cl, CH₃, OCH₃, CN orCOOCH₃.

In another preferred embodiment of the invention R^(a2) is hydrogen,halogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy or C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy.

In a further preferred embodiment R^(a5) and R^(a6) independently ofeach other are hydrogen, halogen, OH, CN, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₂-C₄-alkenyl,C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy or C₁-C₄-alkoxy)carbonyl; or R^(a5) and R⁶together with two ring member carbon atoms to which they are attached,form a fused 5- or 6-membered saturated, partially unsaturated oraromatic carbocycle or heterocycle, wherein the ring member atoms of thefused heterocycle include besides carbon atoms 1, 2 or 3 heteroatomsselected from the group of N, O and S, and wherein the fused carbocycleor heterocycle is unsubstituted or carries 1, 2, 3 or 4 identical ordifferent radicals selected from halogen, CN, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy,C₁-C₄-haloalkyl and C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy.

In still another preferred embodiment R^(a5) and R^(a6) independently ofeach other are hydrogen, halogen, OH, CN, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₂-C₄-alkenyl,C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy or C₁-C₄-alkoxy)carbonyl; or R^(a5) and R⁶together with two ring member carbon atoms to which they are attached,form a fused 5- or 6-membered aromatic carbocycle or heterocycle,wherein the ring member atoms of the fused heterocycle include besidescarbon atoms 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms selected from the group of N, O andS, and wherein the fused carbocycle or heterocycle is unsubstituted orcarries 1, 2, 3 or 4 identical or different radicals selected fromhalogen, CN, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl andC₁-C₄-haloalkoxy.

A particularly preferred embodiment relates to compounds I whereinR^(a2) is Cl.

A particularly preferred embodiment relates to compounds I whereinR^(a2) is F.

A particularly preferred embodiment relates to compounds I whereinR^(a2) is CH₃.

A particularly preferred embodiment relates to compounds I whereinR^(a2) is OCH₃.

A particularly preferred embodiment relates to compounds I whereinR^(a2) is CO₂CH₃.

A particularly preferred embodiment relates to compounds I whereinR^(a2) is CO₂CH₂CH₃.

A particularly preferred embodiment relates to compounds I whereinR^(a5) is Cl.

A particularly preferred embodiment relates to compounds I whereinR^(a5) is F.

A particularly preferred embodiment relates to compounds I whereinR^(a5) is CH₃.

A particularly preferred embodiment relates to compounds I whereinR^(a5) is OCH₃.

A particularly preferred embodiment relates to compounds I whereinR^(a5) is CO₂CH₃.

A particularly preferred embodiment relates to compounds I whereinR^(a5) is CO₂CH₂CH₃.

A particularly preferred embodiment relates to compounds I whereinR^(a6) is Cl.

A particularly preferred embodiment relates to compounds I whereinR^(a6) is F.

A particularly preferred embodiment relates to compounds I whereinR^(a6) is CH₃.

A particularly preferred embodiment relates to compounds I whereinR^(a6) is OCH₃.

A particularly preferred embodiment relates to compounds I whereinR^(a6) is CO₂CH₃.

A particularly preferred embodiment relates to compounds I whereinR^(a6) is CO₂CH₂CH₃.

Further preferred embodiments relate to compounds I wherein R^(a2),R^(a5) and R^(a6) in each case are one of the following combinations inline A.1-1 to line A.1-1190 in table A.1, wherein Me stands for CH₃ andEt stands for CH₂CH₃.

TABLE A.1 R^(a2) R^(a5) R^(a6) A.1-1 H H H A.1-2 Me H H A.1-3 Et H HA.1-4 OMe H H A.1-5 CH₂OMe H H A.1-6 OCH₂OMe H H A.1-7 CF₃ H H A.1-8CHFMe H H A.1-9 CN H H A.1-10 F H H A.1-11 Cl H H A.1-12 CO₂Me H HA.1-13 CO₂Et H H A.1-14 OCF₃ H H A.1-15 H Me H A.1-16 Me Me H A.1-17 EtMe H A.1-18 OMe Me H A.1-19 CH₂OMe Me H A.1-20 OCH₂OMe Me H A.1-21 CF₃Me H A.1-22 CHFMe Me H A.1-23 CN Me H A.1-24 F Me H A.1-25 Cl Me HA.1-26 CO₂Me Me H A.1-27 CO₂Et Me H A.1-28 OCF₃ Me H A.1-29 H Et HA.1-30 Me Et H A.1-31 Et Et H A.1-32 OMe Et H A.1-33 CH₂OMe Et H A.1-34OCH₂OMe Et H A.1-35 CF₃ Et H A.1-36 CHFMe Et H A.1-37 CN Et H A.1-38 FEt H A.1-39 Cl Et H A.1-40 CO₂Me Et H A.1-41 CO₂Et Et H A.1-42 OCF₃ Et HA.1-43 H OMe H A.1-44 Me OMe H A.1-45 Et OMe H A.1-46 OMe OMe H A.1-47CH₂OMe OMe H A.1-48 OCH₂OMe OMe H A.1-49 CF₃ OMe H A.1-50 CHFMe OMe HA.1-51 CN OMe H A.1-52 F OMe H A.1-53 Cl OMe H A.1-54 CO₂Me OMe H A.1-55CO₂Et OMe H A.1-56 OCF₃ OMe H A.1-57 H CH₂OMe H A.1-58 Me CH₂OMe HA.1-59 Et CH₂OMe H A.1-60 OMe CH₂OMe H A.1-61 CH₂OMe CH₂OMe H A.1-62OCH₂OMe CH₂OMe H A.1-63 CF₃ CH₂OMe H A.1-64 CHFMe CH₂OMe H A.1-65 CNCH₂OMe H A.1-66 F CH₂OMe H A.1-67 Cl CH₂OMe H A.1-68 CO₂Me CH₂OMe HA.1-69 CO₂Et CH₂OMe H A.1-70 OCF₃ CH₂OMe H A.1-71 H OCH₂OMe H A.1-72 MeOCH₂OMe H A.1-73 Et OCH₂OMe H A.1-74 OMe OCH₂OMe H A.1-75 CH₂OMe OCH₂OMeH A.1-76 OCH₂OMe OCH₂OMe H A.1-77 CF₃ OCH₂OMe H A.1-78 CHFMe OCH₂OMe HA.1-79 CN OCH₂OMe H A.1-80 F OCH₂OMe H A.1-81 Cl OCH₂OMe H A.1-82 CO₂MeOCH₂OMe H A.1-83 CO₂Et OCH₂OMe H A.1-84 OCF₃ OCH₂OMe H A.1-85 H CF₃ HA.1-86 Me CF₃ H A.1-87 Et CF₃ H A.1-88 OMe CF₃ H A.1-89 CH₂OMe CF₃ HA.1-90 OCH₂OMe CF₃ H A.1-91 CF₃ CF₃ H A.1-92 CHFMe CF₃ H A.1-93 CN CF₃ HA.1-94 F CF₃ H A.1-95 Cl CF₃ H A.1-96 CO₂Me CF₃ H A.1-97 CO₂Et CF₃ HA.1-98 OCF₃ CF₃ H A.1-99 H CHFMe H A.1-100 Me CHFMe H A.1-101 Et CHFMe HA.1-102 OMe CHFMe H A.1-103 CH₂OMe CHFMe H A.1-104 OCH₂OMe CHFMe HA.1-105 CF₃ CHFMe H A.1-106 CHFMe CHFMe H A.1-107 CN CHFMe H A.1-108 FCHFMe H A.1-109 Cl CHFMe H A.1-110 CO₂Me CHFMe H A.1-111 CO₂Et CHFMe HA.1-112 OCF₃ CHFMe H A.1-113 H CN H A.1-114 Me CN H A.1-115 Et CN HA.1-116 OMe CN H A.1-117 CH₂OMe CN H A.1-118 OCH₂OMe CN H A.1-119 CF₃ CNH A.1-120 CHFMe CN H A.1-121 CN CN H A.1-122 F CN H A.1-123 Cl CN HA.1-124 CO₂Me CN H A.1-125 CO₂Et CN H A.1-126 OCF₃ CN H A.1-127 H F HA.1-128 Me F H A.1-129 Et F H A.1-130 OMe F H A.1-131 CH₂OMe F H A.1-132OCH₂OMe F H A.1-133 CF₃ F H A.1-134 CHFMe F H A.1-135 CN F H A.1-136 F FH A.1-137 Cl F H A.1-138 CO₂Me F H A.1-139 CO₂Et F H A.1-140 OCF₃ F HA.1-141 H Cl H A.1-142 Me Cl H A.1-143 Et Cl H A.1-144 OMe Cl H A.1-145CH₂OMe Cl H A.1-146 OCH₂OMe Cl H A.1-147 CF₃ Cl H A.1-148 CHFMe Cl HA.1-149 CN Cl H A.1-150 F Cl H A.1-151 Cl Cl H A.1-152 CO₂Me Cl HA.1-153 CO₂Et Cl H A.1-154 OCF₃ Cl H A.1-155 H CO₂Me H A.1-156 Me CO₂MeH A.1-157 Et CO₂Me H A.1-158 OMe CO₂Me H A.1-159 CH₂OMe CO₂Me H A.1-160OCH₂OMe CO₂Me H A.1-161 CF₃ CO₂Me H A.1-162 CHFMe CO₂Me H A.1-163 CNCO₂Me H A.1-164 F CO₂Me H A.1-165 Cl CO₂Me H A.1-166 CO₂Me CO₂Me HA.1-167 CO₂Et CO₂Me H A.1-168 OCF₃ CO₂Me H A.1-169 H CO₂Et H A.1-170 MeCO₂Et H A.1-171 Et CO₂Et H A.1-172 OMe CO₂Et H A.1-173 CH₂OMe CO₂Et HA.1-174 OCH₂OMe CO₂Et H A.1-175 CF₃ CO₂Et H A.1-176 CHFMe CO₂Et HA.1-177 CN CO₂Et H A.1-178 F CO₂Et H A.1-179 Cl CO₂Et H A.1-180 CO₂MeCO₂Et H A.1-181 CO₂Et CO₂Et H A.1-182 OCF₃ CO₂Et H A.1-183 H OCF₃ HA.1-184 Me OCF₃ H A.1-185 Et OCF₃ H A.1-186 OMe OCF₃ H A.1-187 CH₂OMeOCF₃ H A.1-188 OCH₂OMe OCF₃ H A.1-189 CF₃ OCF₃ H A.1-190 CHFMe OCF₃ HA.1-191 CN OCF₃ H A.1-192 F OCF₃ H A.1-193 Cl OCF₃ H A.1-194 CO₂Me OCF₃H A.1-195 CO₂Et OCF₃ H A.1-196 OCF₃ OCF₃ H A.1-197 H CH(Me)₂ H A.1-198Me CH(Me)₂ H A.1-199 Et CH(Me)₂ H A.1-200 OMe CH(Me)₂ H A.1-201 CH₂OMeCH(Me)₂ H A.1-202 OCH₂OMe CH(Me)₂ H A.1-203 CF₃ CH(Me)₂ H A.1-204 CHFMeCH(Me)₂ H A.1-205 CN CH(Me)₂ H A.1-206 F CH(Me)₂ H A.1-207 Cl CH(Me)₂ HA.1-208 CO₂Me CH(Me)₂ H A.1-209 CO₂Et CH(Me)₂ H A.1-210 OCF₃ CH(Me)₂ HA.1-211 H CH═CH₂ H A.1-212 Me CH═CH₂ H A.1-213 Et CH═CH₂ H A.1-214 OMeCH═CH₂ H A.1-215 CH₂OMe CH═CH₂ H A.1-216 OCH₂OMe CH═CH₂ H A.1-217 CF₃CH═CH₂ H A.1-218 CHFMe CH═CH₂ H A.1-219 CN CH═CH₂ H A.1-220 F CH═CH₂ HA.1-221 Cl CH═CH₂ H A.1-222 CO₂Me CH═CH₂ H A.1-223 CO₂Et CH═CH₂ HA.1-224 OCF₃ CH═CH₂ H A.1-225 H C≡CH H A.1-226 Me C≡CH H A.1-227 Et C≡CHH A.1-228 OMe C≡CH H A.1-229 CH₂OMe C≡CH H A.1-230 OCH₂OMe C≡CH HA.1-231 CF₃ C≡CH H A.1-232 CHFMe C≡CH H A.1-233 CN C≡CH H A.1-234 F C≡CHH A.1-235 Cl C≡CH H A.1-236 CO₂Me C≡CH H A.1-237 CO₂Et C≡CH H A.1-238OCF₃ C≡CH H A.1-239 H H F A.1-240 Me H F A.1-241 Et H F A.1-242 OMe H FA.1-243 CH₂OMe H F A.1-244 OCH₂OMe H F A.1-245 CF₃ H F A.1-246 CHFMe H FA.1-247 CN H F A.1-248 F H F A.1-249 Cl H F A.1-250 CO₂Me H F A.1-251CO₂Et H F A.1-252 OCF₃ H F A.1-253 H Me F A.1-254 Me Me F A.1-255 Et MeF A.1-256 OMe Me F A.1-257 CH₂OMe Me F A.1-258 OCH₂OMe Me F A.1-259 CF₃Me F A.1-260 CHFMe Me F A.1-261 CN Me F A.1-262 F Me F A.1-263 Cl Me FA.1-264 CO₂Me Me F A.1-265 CO₂Et Me F A.1-266 OCF₃ Me F A.1-267 H Et FA.1-268 Me Et F A.1-269 Et Et F A.1-270 OMe Et F A.1-271 CH₂OMe Et FA.1-272 OCH₂OMe Et F A.1-273 CF₃ Et F A.1-274 CHFMe Et F A.1-275 CN Et FA.1-276 F Et F A.1-277 Cl Et F A.1-278 CO₂Me Et F A.1-279 CO₂Et Et FA.1-280 OCF₃ Et F A.1-281 H OMe F A.1-282 Me OMe F A.1-283 Et OMe FA.1-284 OMe OMe F A.1-285 CH₂OMe OMe F A.1-286 OCH₂OMe OMe F A.1-287 CF₃OMe F A.1-288 CHFMe OMe F A.1-289 CN OMe F A.1-290 F OMe F A.1-291 ClOMe F A.1-292 CO₂Me OMe F A.1-293 CO₂Et OMe F A.1-294 OCF₃ OMe F A.1-295H CH₂OMe F A.1-296 Me CH₂OMe F A.1-297 Et CH₂OMe F A.1-298 OMe CH₂OMe FA.1-299 CH₂OMe CH₂OMe F A.1-300 OCH₂OMe CH₂OMe F A.1-301 CF₃ CH₂OMe FA.1-302 CHFMe CH₂OMe F A.1-303 CN CH₂OMe F A.1-304 F CH₂OMe F A.1-305 ClCH₂OMe F A.1-306 CO₂Me CH₂OMe F A.1-307 CO₂Et CH₂OMe F A.1-308 OCF₃CH₂OMe F A.1-309 H OCH₂OMe F A.1-310 Me OCH₂OMe F A.1-311 Et OCH₂OMe FA.1-312 OMe OCH₂OMe F A.1-313 CH₂OMe OCH₂OMe F A.1-314 OCH₂OMe OCH₂OMe FA.1-315 CF₃ OCH₂OMe F A.1-316 CHFMe OCH₂OMe F A.1-317 CN OCH₂OMe FA.1-318 F OCH₂OMe F A.1-319 Cl OCH₂OMe F A.1-320 CO₂Me OCH₂OMe F A.1-321CO₂Et OCH₂OMe F A.1-322 OCF₃ OCH₂OMe F A.1-323 H CF₃ F A.1-324 Me CF₃ FA.1-325 Et CF₃ F A.1-326 OMe CF₃ F A.1-327 CH₂OMe CF₃ F A.1-328 OCH₂OMeCF₃ F A.1-329 CF₃ CF₃ F A.1-330 CHFMe CF₃ F A.1-331 CN CF₃ F A.1-332 FCF₃ F A.1-333 Cl CF₃ F A.1-334 CO₂Me CF₃ F A.1-335 CO₂Et CF₃ F A.1-336OCF₃ CF₃ F A.1-337 H CHFMe F A.1-338 Me CHFMe F A.1-339 Et CHFMe FA.1-340 OMe CHFMe F A.1-341 CH₂OMe CHFMe F A.1-342 OCH₂OMe CHFMe FA.1-343 CF₃ CHFMe F A.1-344 CHFMe CHFMe F A.1-345 CN CHFMe F A.1-346 FCHFMe F A.1-347 Cl CHFMe F A.1-348 CO₂Me CHFMe F A.1-349 CO₂Et CHFMe FA.1-350 OCF₃ CHFMe F A.1-351 H CN F A.1-352 Me CN F A.1-353 Et CN FA.1-354 OMe CN F A.1-355 CH₂OMe CN F A.1-356 OCH₂OMe CN F A.1-357 CF₃ CNF A.1-358 CHFMe CN F A.1-359 CN CN F A.1-360 F CN F A.1-361 Cl CN FA.1-362 CO₂Me CN F A.1-363 CO₂Et CN F A.1-364 OCF₃ CN F A.1-365 H F FA.1-366 Me F F A.1-367 Et F F A.1-368 OMe F F A.1-369 CH₂OMe F F A.1-370OCH₂OMe F F A.1-371 CF₃ F F A.1-372 CHFMe F F A.1-373 CN F F A.1-374 F FF A.1-375 Cl F F A.1-376 CO₂Me F F A.1-377 CO₂Et F F A.1-378 OCF₃ F FA.1-379 H Cl F A.1-380 Me Cl F A.1-381 Et Cl F A.1-382 OMe Cl F A.1-383CH₂OMe Cl F A.1-384 OCH₂OMe Cl F A.1-385 CF₃ Cl F A.1-386 CHFMe Cl FA.1-387 CN Cl F A.1-388 F Cl F A.1-389 Cl Cl F A.1-390 CO₂Me Cl FA.1-391 CO₂Et Cl F A.1-392 OCF₃ Cl F A.1-393 H CO₂Me F A.1-394 Me CO₂MeF A.1-395 Et CO₂Me F A.1-396 OMe CO₂Me F A.1-397 CH₂OMe CO₂Me F A.1-398OCH₂OMe CO₂Me F A.1-399 CF₃ CO₂Me F A.1-400 CHFMe CO₂Me F A.1-401 CNCO₂Me F A.1-402 F CO₂Me F A.1-403 Cl CO₂Me F A.1-404 CO₂Me CO₂Me FA.1-405 CO₂Et CO₂Me F A.1-406 OCF₃ CO₂Me F A.1-407 H CO₂Et F A.1-408 MeCO₂Et F A.1-409 Et CO₂Et F A.1-410 OMe CO₂Et F A.1-411 CH₂OMe CO₂Et FA.1-412 OCH₂OMe CO₂Et F A.1-413 CF₃ CO₂Et F A.1-414 CHFMe CO₂Et FA.1-415 CN CO₂Et F A.1-416 F CO₂Et F A.1-417 Cl CO₂Et F A.1-418 CO₂MeCO₂Et F A.1-419 CO₂Et CO₂Et F A.1-420 OCF₃ CO₂Et F A.1-421 H OCF₃ FA.1-422 Me OCF₃ F A.1-423 Et OCF₃ F A.1-424 OMe OCF₃ F A.1-425 CH₂OMeOCF₃ F A.1-426 OCH₂OMe OCF₃ F A.1-427 CF₃ OCF₃ F A.1-428 CHFMe OCF₃ FA.1-429 CN OCF₃ F A.1-430 F OCF₃ F A.1-431 Cl OCF₃ F A.1-432 CO₂Me OCF₃F A.1-433 CO₂Et OCF₃ F A.1-434 OCF₃ OCF₃ F A.1-435 H CH(Me)₂ F A.1-436Me CH(Me)₂ F A.1-437 Et CH(Me)₂ F A.1-438 OMe CH(Me)₂ F A.1-439 CH₂OMeCH(Me)₂ F A.1-440 OCH₂OMe CH(Me)₂ F A.1-441 CF₃ CH(Me)₂ F A.1-442 CHFMeCH(Me)₂ F A.1-443 CN CH(Me)₂ F A.1-444 F CH(Me)₂ F A.1-445 Cl CH(Me)₂ FA.1-446 CO₂Me CH(Me)₂ F A.1-447 CO₂Et CH(Me)₂ F A.1-448 OCF₃ CH(Me)₂ FA.1-449 H CH═CH₂ F A.1-450 Me CH═CH₂ F A.1-451 Et CH═CH₂ F A.1-452 OMeCH═CH₂ F A.1-453 CH₂OMe CH═CH₂ F A.1-454 OCH₂OMe CH═CH₂ F A.1-455 CF₃CH═CH₂ F A.1-456 CHFMe CH═CH₂ F A.1-457 CN CH═CH₂ F A.1-458 F CH═CH₂ FA.1-459 Cl CH═CH₂ F A.1-460 CO₂Me CH═CH₂ F A.1-461 CO₂Et CH═CH₂ FA.1-462 OCF₃ CH═CH₂ F A.1-463 H C≡CH F A.1-464 Me C≡CH F A.1-465 Et C≡CHF A.1-466 OMe C≡CH F A.1-467 CH₂OMe C≡CH F A.1-468 OCH₂OMe C≡CH FA.1-469 CF₃ C≡CH F A.1-470 CHFMe C≡CH F A.1-471 CN C≡CH F A.1-472 F C≡CHF A.1-473 Cl C≡CH F A.1-474 CO₂Me C≡CH F A.1-475 CO₂Et C≡CH F A.1-476OCF₃ C≡CH F A.1-477 H H Cl A.1-478 Me H Cl A.1-479 Et H Cl A.1-480 OMe HCl A.1-481 CH₂OMe H Cl A.1-482 OCH₂OMe H Cl A.1-483 CF₃ H Cl A.1-484CHFMe H Cl A.1-485 CN H Cl A.1-486 F H Cl A.1-487 Cl H Cl A.1-488 CO₂MeH Cl A.1-489 CO₂Et H Cl A.1-490 OCF₃ H Cl A.1-491 H Me Cl A.1-492 Me MeCl A.1-493 Et Me Cl A.1-494 OMe Me Cl A.1-495 CH₂OMe Me Cl A.1-496OCH₂OMe Me Cl A.1-497 CF₃ Me Cl A.1-498 CHFMe Me Cl A.1-499 CN Me ClA.1-500 F Me Cl A.1-501 Cl Me Cl A.1-502 CO₂Me Me Cl A.1-503 CO₂Et Me ClA.1-504 OCF₃ Me Cl A.1-505 H Et Cl A.1-506 Me Et Cl A.1-507 Et Et ClA.1-508 OMe Et Cl A.1-509 CH₂OMe Et Cl A.1-510 OCH₂OMe Et Cl A.1-511 CF₃Et Cl A.1-512 CHFMe Et Cl A.1-513 CN Et Cl A.1-514 F Et Cl A.1-515 Cl EtCl A.1-516 CO₂Me Et Cl A.1-517 CO₂Et Et Cl A.1-518 OCF₃ Et Cl A.1-519 HOMe Cl A.1-520 Me OMe Cl A.1-521 Et OMe Cl A.1-522 OMe OMe Cl A.1-523CH₂OMe OMe Cl A.1-524 OCH₂OMe OMe Cl A.1-525 CF₃ OMe Cl A.1-526 CHFMeOMe Cl A.1-527 CN OMe Cl A.1-528 F OMe Cl A.1-529 Cl OMe Cl A.1-530CO₂Me OMe Cl A.1-531 CO₂Et OMe Cl A.1-532 OCF₃ OMe Cl A.1-533 H 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OCF₃ CO₂Me A.1-905 CN OCF₃ CO₂Me A.1-906 F OCF₃CO₂Me A.1-907 Cl OCF₃ CO₂Me A.1-908 CO₂Me OCF₃ CO₂Me A.1-909 CO₂Et OCF₃CO₂Me A.1-910 OCF₃ OCF₃ CO₂Me A.1-911 H CH(Me)₂ CO₂Me A.1-912 Me CH(Me)₂CO₂Me A.1-913 Et CH(Me)₂ CO₂Me A.1-914 OMe CH(Me)₂ CO₂Me A.1-915 CH₂OMeCH(Me)₂ CO₂Me A.1-916 OCH₂OMe CH(Me)₂ CO₂Me A.1-917 CF₃ CH(Me)₂ CO₂MeA.1-918 CHFMe CH(Me)₂ CO₂Me A.1-919 CN CH(Me)₂ CO₂Me A.1-920 F CH(Me)₂CO₂Me A.1-921 Cl CH(Me)₂ CO₂Me A.1-922 CO₂Me CH(Me)₂ CO₂Me A.1-923 CO₂EtCH(Me)₂ CO₂Me A.1-924 OCF₃ CH(Me)₂ CO₂Me A.1-925 H CH═CH₂ CO₂Me A.1-926Me CH═CH₂ CO₂Me A.1-927 Et CH═CH₂ CO₂Me A.1-928 OMe CH═CH₂ CO₂Me A.1-929CH₂OMe CH═CH₂ CO₂Me A.1-930 OCH₂OMe CH═CH₂ CO₂Me A.1-931 CF₃ CH═CH₂CO₂Me A.1-932 CHFMe CH═CH₂ CO₂Me A.1-933 CN CH═CH₂ CO₂Me A.1-934 FCH═CH₂ CO₂Me A.1-935 Cl CH═CH₂ CO₂Me A.1-936 CO₂Me CH═CH₂ CO₂Me A.1-937CO₂Et CH═CH₂ CO₂Me A.1-938 OCF₃ CH═CH₂ CO₂Me A.1-939 H C≡CH CO₂MeA.1-940 Me C≡CH CO₂Me A.1-941 Et C≡CH CO₂Me A.1-942 OMe C≡CH CO₂MeA.1-943 CH₂OMe C≡CH CO₂Me A.1-944 OCH₂OMe C≡CH CO₂Me A.1-945 CF₃ C≡CHCO₂Me A.1-946 CHFMe C≡CH CO₂Me A.1-947 CN C≡CH CO₂Me A.1-948 F C≡CHCO₂Me A.1-949 Cl C≡CH CO₂Me A.1-950 CO₂Me C≡CH CO₂Me A.1-951 CO₂Et C≡CHCO₂Me A.1-952 OCF₃ C≡CH CO₂Me A.1-953 H H CO₂Et A.1-954 Me H CO₂EtA.1-955 Et H CO₂Et A.1-956 OMe H CO₂Et A.1-957 CH₂OMe H CO₂Et A.1-958OCH₂OMe H CO₂Et A.1-959 CF₃ H CO₂Et A.1-960 CHFMe H CO₂Et A.1-961 CN HCO₂Et A.1-962 F H CO₂Et A.1-963 Cl H CO₂Et A.1-964 CO₂Me H CO₂Et A.1-965CO₂Et H CO₂Et A.1-966 OCF₃ H CO₂Et A.1-967 H Me CO₂Et A.1-968 Me MeCO₂Et A.1-969 Et Me CO₂Et A.1-970 OMe Me CO₂Et A.1-971 CH₂OMe Me CO₂EtA.1-972 OCH₂OMe Me CO₂Et A.1-973 CF₃ Me CO₂Et A.1-974 CHFMe Me CO₂EtA.1-975 CN Me CO₂Et A.1-976 F Me CO₂Et A.1-977 Cl Me CO₂Et A.1-978 CO₂MeMe CO₂Et A.1-979 CO₂Et Me CO₂Et A.1-980 OCF₃ Me CO₂Et A.1-981 H Et CO₂EtA.1-982 Me Et CO₂Et A.1-983 Et Et CO₂Et A.1-984 OMe Et CO₂Et A.1-985CH₂OMe Et CO₂Et A.1-986 OCH₂OMe Et CO₂Et A.1-987 CF₃ Et CO₂Et A.1-988CHFMe Et CO₂Et A.1-989 CN Et CO₂Et A.1-990 F Et CO₂Et A.1-991 Cl EtCO₂Et A.1-992 CO₂Me Et CO₂Et A.1-993 CO₂Et Et CO₂Et A.1-994 OCF₃ EtCO₂Et A.1-995 H OMe CO₂Et A.1-996 Me OMe CO₂Et A.1-997 Et OMe CO₂EtA.1-998 OMe OMe CO₂Et A.1-999 CH₂OMe OMe CO₂Et A.1-1000 OCH₂OMe OMeCO₂Et A.1-1001 CF₃ OMe CO₂Et A.1-1002 CHFMe OMe CO₂Et A.1-1003 CN OMeCO₂Et A.1-1004 F OMe CO₂Et A.1-1005 Cl OMe CO₂Et A.1-1006 CO₂Me OMeCO₂Et A.1-1007 CO₂Et OMe CO₂Et A.1-1008 OCF₃ OMe CO₂Et A.1-1009 H CH₂OMeCO₂Et A.1-1010 Me CH₂OMe CO₂Et A.1-1011 Et CH₂OMe CO₂Et A.1-1012 OMeCH₂OMe CO₂Et A.1-1013 CH₂OMe CH₂OMe CO₂Et A.1-1014 OCH₂OMe CH₂OMe CO₂EtA.1-1015 CF₃ CH₂OMe CO₂Et A.1-1016 CHFMe CH₂OMe CO₂Et A.1-1017 CN CH₂OMeCO₂Et A.1-1018 F CH₂OMe CO₂Et A.1-1019 Cl CH₂OMe CO₂Et A.1-1020 CO₂MeCH₂OMe CO₂Et A.1-1021 CO₂Et CH₂OMe CO₂Et A.1-1022 OCF₃ CH₂OMe CO₂EtA.1-1023 H OCH₂OMe CO₂Et A.1-1024 Me OCH₂OMe CO₂Et A.1-1025 Et OCH₂OMeCO₂Et A.1-1026 OMe OCH₂OMe CO₂Et A.1-1027 CH₂OMe OCH₂OMe CO₂Et A.1-1028OCH₂OMe OCH₂OMe CO₂Et A.1-1029 CF₃ OCH₂OMe CO₂Et A.1-1030 CHFMe OCH₂OMeCO₂Et A.1-1031 CN OCH₂OMe CO₂Et A.1-1032 F OCH₂OMe CO₂Et A.1-1033 ClOCH₂OMe CO₂Et A.1-1034 CO₂Me OCH₂OMe CO₂Et A.1-1035 CO₂Et OCH₂OMe CO₂EtA.1-1036 OCF₃ OCH₂OMe CO₂Et A.1-1037 H CF₃ CO₂Et A.1-1038 Me CF₃ CO₂EtA.1-1039 Et CF₃ CO₂Et A.1-1040 OMe CF₃ CO₂Et A.1-1041 CH₂OMe CF₃ CO₂EtA.1-1042 OCH₂OMe CF₃ CO₂Et A.1-1043 CF₃ CF₃ CO₂Et A.1-1044 CHFMe CF₃CO₂Et A.1-1045 CN CF₃ CO₂Et A.1-1046 F CF₃ CO₂Et A.1-1047 Cl CF₃ CO₂EtA.1-1048 CO₂Me CF₃ CO₂Et A.1-1049 CO₂Et CF₃ CO₂Et A.1-1050 OCF₃ CF₃CO₂Et A.1-1051 H CHFMe CO₂Et A.1-1052 Me CHFMe CO₂Et A.1-1053 Et CHFMeCO₂Et A.1-1054 OMe CHFMe CO₂Et A.1-1055 CH₂OMe CHFMe CO₂Et A.1-1056OCH₂OMe CHFMe CO₂Et A.1-1057 CF₃ CHFMe CO₂Et A.1-1058 CHFMe CHFMe CO₂EtA.1-1059 CN CHFMe CO₂Et A.1-1060 F CHFMe CO₂Et A.1-1061 Cl CHFMe CO₂EtA.1-1062 CO₂Me CHFMe CO₂Et A.1-1063 CO₂Et CHFMe CO₂Et A.1-1064 OCF₃CHFMe CO₂Et A.1-1065 H CN CO₂Et A.1-1066 Me CN CO₂Et A.1-1067 Et CNCO₂Et A.1-1068 OMe CN CO₂Et A.1-1069 CH₂OMe CN CO₂Et A.1-1070 OCH₂OMe CNCO₂Et A.1-1071 CF₃ CN CO₂Et A.1-1072 CHFMe CN CO₂Et A.1-1073 CN CN CO₂EtA.1-1074 F CN CO₂Et A.1-1075 Cl CN CO₂Et A.1-1076 CO₂Me CN CO₂EtA.1-1077 CO₂Et CN CO₂Et A.1-1078 OCF₃ CN CO₂Et A.1-1079 H F CO₂EtA.1-1080 Me F CO₂Et A.1-1081 Et F CO₂Et A.1-1082 OMe F CO₂Et A.1-1083CH₂OMe F CO₂Et A.1-1084 OCH₂OMe F CO₂Et A.1-1085 CF₃ F CO₂Et A.1-1086CHFMe F CO₂Et A.1-1087 CN F CO₂Et A.1-1088 F F CO₂Et A.1-1089 Cl F CO₂EtA.1-1090 CO₂Me F CO₂Et A.1-1091 CO₂Et F CO₂Et A.1-1092 OCF₃ F CO₂EtA.1-1093 H Cl CO₂Et A.1-1094 Me Cl CO₂Et A.1-1095 Et Cl CO₂Et A.1-1096OMe Cl CO₂Et A.1-1097 CH₂OMe Cl CO₂Et A.1-1098 OCH₂OMe Cl CO₂Et A.1-1099CF₃ Cl CO₂Et A.1-1100 CHFMe Cl CO₂Et A.1-1101 CN Cl CO₂Et A.1-1102 F ClCO₂Et A.1-1103 Cl Cl CO₂Et A.1-1104 CO₂Me Cl CO₂Et A.1-1105 CO₂Et ClCO₂Et A.1-1106 OCF₃ Cl CO₂Et A.1-1107 H CO₂Me CO₂Et A.1-1108 Me CO₂MeCO₂Et A.1-1109 Et CO₂Me CO₂Et A.1-1110 OMe CO₂Me CO₂Et A.1-1111 CH₂OMeCO₂Me CO₂Et A.1-1112 OCH₂OMe CO₂Me CO₂Et A.1-1113 CF₃ CO₂Me CO₂EtA.1-1114 CHFMe CO₂Me CO₂Et A.1-1115 CN CO₂Me CO₂Et A.1-1116 F CO₂MeCO₂Et A.1-1117 Cl CO₂Me CO₂Et A.1-1118 CO₂Me CO₂Me CO₂Et A.1-1119 CO₂EtCO₂Me CO₂Et A.1-1120 OCF₃ CO₂Me CO₂Et A.1-1121 H CO₂Et CO₂Et A.1-1122 MeCO₂Et CO₂Et A.1-1123 Et CO₂Et CO₂Et A.1-1124 OMe CO₂Et CO₂Et A.1-1125CH₂OMe CO₂Et CO₂Et A.1-1126 OCH₂OMe CO₂Et CO₂Et A.1-1127 CF₃ CO₂Et CO₂EtA.1-1128 CHFMe CO₂Et CO₂Et A.1-1129 CN CO₂Et CO₂Et A.1-1130 F CO₂EtCO₂Et A.1-1131 Cl CO₂Et CO₂Et A.1-1132 CO₂Me CO₂Et CO₂Et A.1-1133 CO₂EtCO₂Et CO₂Et A.1-1134 OCF₃ CO₂Et CO₂Et A.1-1135 H OCF₃ CO₂Et A.1-1136 MeOCF₃ CO₂Et A.1-1137 Et OCF₃ CO₂Et A.1-1138 OMe OCF₃ CO₂Et A.1-1139CH₂OMe OCF₃ CO₂Et A.1-1140 OCH₂OMe OCF₃ CO₂Et A.1-1141 CF₃ OCF₃ CO₂EtA.1-1142 CHFMe OCF₃ CO₂Et A.1-1143 CN OCF₃ CO₂Et A.1-1144 F OCF₃ CO₂EtA.1-1145 Cl OCF₃ CO₂Et A.1-1146 CO₂Me OCF₃ CO₂Et A.1-1147 CO₂Et OCF₃CO₂Et A.1-1148 OCF₃ OCF₃ CO₂Et A.1-1149 H CH(Me)₂ CO₂Et A.1-1150 MeCH(Me)₂ CO₂Et A.1-1151 Et CH(Me)₂ CO₂Et A.1-1152 OMe CH(Me)₂ CO₂EtA.1-1153 CH₂OMe CH(Me)₂ CO₂Et A.1-1154 OCH₂OMe CH(Me)₂ CO₂Et A.1-1155CF₃ CH(Me)₂ CO₂Et A.1-1156 CHFMe CH(Me)₂ CO₂Et A.1-1157 CN CH(Me)₂ CO₂EtA.1-1158 F CH(Me)₂ CO₂Et A.1-1159 Cl CH(Me)₂ CO₂Et A.1-1160 CO₂MeCH(Me)₂ CO₂Et A.1-1161 CO₂Et CH(Me)₂ CO₂Et A.1-1162 OCF₃ CH(Me)₂ CO₂EtA.1-1163 H CH═CH₂ CO₂Et A.1-1164 Me CH═CH₂ CO₂Et A.1-1165 Et CH═CH₂CO₂Et A.1-1166 OMe CH═CH₂ CO₂Et A.1-1167 CH₂OMe CH═CH₂ CO₂Et A.1-1168OCH₂OMe CH═CH₂ CO₂Et A.1-1169 CF₃ CH═CH₂ CO₂Et A.1-1170 CHFMe CH═CH₂CO₂Et A.1-1171 CN CH═CH₂ CO₂Et A.1-1172 F CH═CH₂ CO₂Et A.1-1173 ClCH═CH₂ CO₂Et A.1-1174 CO₂Me CH═CH₂ CO₂Et A.1-1175 CO₂Et CH═CH₂ CO₂EtA.1-1176 OCF₃ CH═CH₂ CO₂Et A.1-1177 H C≡CH CO₂Et A.1-1178 Me C≡CH CO₂EtA.1-1179 Et C≡CH CO₂Et A.1-1180 OMe C≡CH CO₂Et A.1-1181 CH₂OMe C≡CHCO₂Et A.1-1182 OCH₂OMe C≡CH CO₂Et A.1-1183 CF₃ C≡CH CO₂Et A.1-1184 CHFMeC≡CH CO₂Et A.1-1185 CN C≡CH CO₂Et A.1-1186 F C≡CH CO₂Et A.1-1187 Cl C≡CHCO₂Et A.1-1188 CO₂Me C≡CH CO₂Et A.1-1189 CO₂Et C≡CH CO₂Et A.1-1190 OCF₃C≡CH CO₂Et

Further preferred embodiments relate to compounds I wherein R^(a5) andR^(a6) in each case constitute together with two ring member carbonatoms of the pyrimidine ring one of the following heterocyclic groups asdefined in line A.2-1 to line A.2-26 in table A, wherein #5 and #6indicate the point of attachment to the pyrimidine ring, eachrespectively corresponding to the positions of either substituent R^(a5)or R^(a6).

TABLE A.2 line R^(a5)/R^(a6) A.2-1 #5—CH═CH—CH═CH—#6 A.2-2#5—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂—#6 A.2-3 #5—CH═CH—CH═N—#6 A.2-4 #5—N═CH—CH═CH—#6A.2-5 #5—CH═N—CH═N—#6 A.2-6 #5—N═CH—N═CH—#6 A.2-7 #5—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂—#6A.2-8 #5—N═CH—CH═N—#6 A.2-9 #5—O—CH₂—O—#6 A.2-10 #5—NH—CH═N—#6 A.2-11#5—S—CH═N—#6 A.2-12 #5—N═CH—S—#6 A.2-13 #5—O—CH═N—#6 A.2-14 #5—N═CH—O—#6A.2-15 #5—O—CH═CH—#6 A.2-16 #5—S—CH═CH—#6 A.2-17 #5—O—N═CH—#6 A.2-18#5—S—N═CH—#6 A.2-19 #5—CH═N—O—#6 A.2-20 #5—CH═N—S—#6 A.2-21#5—N(CH₃)—CH═CH—#6 A.2-22 #5—CH═CH—N(CH₃)—#6 A.2-23 #5═CH—N(NH₂)—N═#6A.2-24 #5—CH═N—N(CH₃)—#6 A.2-25 #5═N—N(CH₃)—CH═#6 A.2-26#5—N(CH₃)—N═CH—#6

In the compounds I according to the invention, R^(A), R^(B) in radicalR^(a2) preferably is hydrogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl.

In the compounds I according to the invention, R^(A), R^(B) in radicalR^(a5) preferably is hydrogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl.

In the compounds I according to the invention, R^(A), R^(B) in radicalR^(a6) preferably is hydrogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl.

In the compounds I according to the invention, R′ in radical R^(a2)preferably is hydrogen, NH₂, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy.

In the compounds I according to the invention, R′ in radical R^(a5)preferably is hydrogen, NH₂, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy.

In the compounds I according to the invention, R′ in radical R^(a6)preferably is hydrogen, NH₂, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy.

In the compounds I according to the invention, R″ in radical R^(a2)preferably is hydrogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl.

In the compounds I according to the invention, R″ in radical R^(a5)preferably is hydrogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl.

In the compounds I according to the invention, R″ in radical R^(a6)preferably is hydrogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl.

In the compounds I according to the invention, R″′ in radical R^(a2)preferably is hydrogen.

In the compounds I according to the invention, R″′ in radical R^(a5)preferably is hydrogen.

In the compounds I according to the invention, R″′ in radical R^(a6)preferably is hydrogen.

In the compounds I according to the invention, R is preferably selectedfrom the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy,C₁-C₄-alkoxy C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₂-C₄-alkenyl, C₂-C₄-alkynyl, CN, CH₂CN orCH₂—O—C(═O)R′, wherein R′ is hydrogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy; morepreferably R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen,C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₂-C₄-alkenyl and C₂-C₄-alkynyl;in another preferred embodiment R is hydrogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl,C₂-C₄-alkenyl or C₂-C₄-alkynyl; most preferably R is hydrogen orC₁-C₄-alkyl; more preferably R is hydrogen; a more preferred embodimentrelates to compounds I wherein R is CH₃.

In the compounds I according to the invention, X is preferably adivalent group —CR³R⁴—, wherein R³ and R⁴ independently of each otherare hydrogen, CN, C₁-C₄-hydroxyalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₂-C₄-alkenyl,C₂-C₄-alkynyl or C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl; in another preferred embodiment X is—CH₂—, —CH(CH₃), —CH(CH₂CH₃)—, —C(CH₃)₂—, —CHCN—, —C(═O)—, —C(═S)—,—CH(C(═O)—C₁-C₄-alkoxy), —CH(C(═O)NH₂)—, —C(═O)N(C₁-C₄-alkyl)₂-, and—CH(C(═O)OH)—. Another preferred embodiment of the invention relates tocompounds I, wherein X is —CH₂—, —C(═O)—, —CH(CH₃), —C(CH₃)₂—, —CHCN—,—CH(C(═O)—OCH₃) or—CH(C(═O)—OCH₂CH₃); more preferably X is —CH₂— or—CH(CH₃)—, in particular —CH₂—; more preferably X is —C(═O)—.

In the compounds I according to the invention, R¹ and R² independentlyof each other are preferably selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, CN, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy,C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy and C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl; more preferably R¹ and R²independently of each other are hydrogen, CN, CH₃, CH₂CH₃, F, Cl orOCH₃; another more preferred embodiment relates to compounds I whereinR¹ and R² independently of each other are hydrogen or C₁-C₄-alkyl;another more preferred embodiment relates to compounds I wherein R¹ andR² independently of each other are hydrogen or CH₃; more preferably R¹and R² are hydrogen.

Further preferred embodiments relate to compounds I wherein R, X, R¹ andR² in each case are one of the following combinations B-1 to B-84 intable B:

TABLE B No. R R¹ R² X B-1 H H H —CH₂— B-2 H CH₃ H —CH₂— B-3 H CN H —CH₂—B-4 H F H —CH₂— B-5 H Cl H —CH₂— B-6 H OCH₃ H —CH₂— B-7 H CH₃ CH₃ —CH₂—B-8 H H H —C(═O)— B-9 H CH₃ H —C(═O)— B-10 H CN H —C(═O)— B-11 H F H—C(═O)— B-12 H Cl H —C(═O)— B-13 H OCH₃ H —C(═O)— B-14 H CH₃ CH₃ —C(═O)—B-15 H H H —CH(CH₃)— B-16 H CH₃ H —CH(CH₃)— B-17 H CN H —CH(CH₃)— B-18 HF H —CH(CH₃)— B-19 H Cl H —CH(CH₃)— B-20 H OCH₃ H —CH(CH₃)— B-21 H CH₃CH₃ —CH(CH₃)— B-22 H H H —CH(CH₃)— B-23 H CH₃ H —CH(CH₃)— B-24 H CN H—CH(CH₃)— B-25 H F H —CH(CH₃)— B-26 H Cl H —CH(CH₃)— B-27 H OCH₃ H—CH(CH₃)— B-28 H CH₃ CH₃ —CH(CH₃)— B-29 H H H —CH(C₂H₅)— B-30 H CH₃ H—CH(C₂H₅)— B-31 H CN H —CH(C₂H₅)— B-32 H F H —CH(C₂H₅)— B-33 H Cl H—CH(C₂H₅)— B-34 H OCH₃ H —CH(C₂H₅)— B-35 H CH₃ CH₃ —CH(C₂H₅)— B-36 H H H—CHCN— B-37 H CH₃ H —CHCN— B-38 H CN H —CHCN— B-39 H F H —CHCN— B-40 HCl H —CHCN— B-41 H OCH₃ H —CHCN— B-42 H CH₃ CH₃ —CHCN— B-43 CH₃ H H—CH₂— B-44 CH₃ CH₃ H —CH₂— B-45 CH₃ CN H —CH₂— B-46 CH₃ F H —CH₂— B-47CH₃ Cl H —CH₂— B-48 CH₃ OCH₃ H —CH₂— B-49 CH₃ CH₃ CH₃ —CH₂— B-50 CH₃ H H—C(═O)— B-51 CH₃ CH₃ H —C(═O)— B-52 CH₃ CN H —C(═O)— B-53 CH₃ F H—C(═O)— B-54 CH₃ Cl H —C(═O)— B-55 CH₃ OCH₃ H —C(═O)— B-56 CH₃ CH₃ CH₃—C(═O)— B-57 CH₃ H H —CH(CH₃)— B-58 CH₃ CH₃ H —CH(CH₃)— B-59 CH₃ CN H—CH(CH₃)— B-60 CH₃ F H —CH(CH₃)— B-61 CH₃ Cl H —CH(CH₃)— B-62 CH₃ OCH₃ H—CH(CH₃)— B-63 CH₃ CH₃ CH₃ —CH(CH₃)— B-64 CH₃ H H —C(CH₃)₂— B-65 CH₃ CH₃H —C(CH₃)₂— B-66 CH₃ CN H —C(CH₃)₂— B-67 CH₃ F H —C(CH₃)₂— B-68 CH₃ Cl H—C(CH₃)₂— B-69 CH₃ OCH₃ H —C(CH₃)₂— B-70 CH₃ CH₃ CH₃ —C(CH₃)₂— B-71 CH₃H H —CH(C₂H₅)— B-72 CH₃ CH₃ H —CH(C₂H₅)— B-73 CH₃ CN H —CH(C₂H₅)— B-74CH₃ F H —CH(C₂H₅)— B-75 CH₃ Cl H —CH(C₂H₅)— B-76 CH₃ OCH₃ H —CH(C₂H₅)—B-77 CH₃ CH₃ CH₃ —CH(C₂H₅)— B-78 CH₃ H H —CHCN— B-79 CH₃ CH₃ H —CHCN—B-80 CH₃ CN H —CHCN— B-81 CH₃ F H —CHCN— B-82 CH₃ Cl H —CHCN— B-83 CH₃OCH₃ H —CHCN— B-84 CH₃ CH₃ CH₃ —CHCN—

In the compounds I according to the invention, R^(b) are independentlyselected from halogen, CN, NO₂, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl,C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl and(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)carbonyl; more preferably R^(b) are independently selectedfrom halogen, CN, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy andC₁-C₄-alkoxy)carbonyl; in another preferred embodiment R^(b) areindependently selected from halogen and C₁-C₄-alkoxy; most preferablyR^(b) are independently selected from halogen, CN, CH₃, CF₃ and OCH₃. Aparticularly preferred embodiment relates to compounds I wherein R^(b)is F. Another particularly preferred embodiment relates to compounds Iwherein R^(b) is CH₃. A further particularly preferred embodimentrelates to compounds I wherein R^(b) is CF₃. In yet another particularlypreferred embodiment R^(b) is OCH₃. In still a further embodiment R^(b)is attached to the phenyl ring adjacent (in ortho-position) to thealkyne group. A further embodiment relates to compounds I wherein R^(b)is attached in meta-position to the alkyne group.

In the compounds I according to the invention, n is preferably 0.

A further embodiment relates to compounds I wherein n is preferably 1.

A further embodiment relates to compounds I wherein n is preferably 0 or1.

A further embodiment relates to compounds I wherein n is preferably 2.

A further embodiment relates to compounds I wherein n is preferably 0, 1or 2.

A further embodiment relates to compounds I wherein n is preferably 3.

A further embodiment relates to compounds I wherein n is preferably 0,1, 2 or 3.

A further embodiment relates to compounds I wherein n is preferably 4.In the compounds I according to the invention, Het is preferablyselected from the group consisting of pyrimidin-2-yl, pyrimidin-3-yl,pyrimidin-4-yl, pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl, pyridin-4-yl, thiazol-2-yl,thiazol-4-yl, thiazol-5-yl, isothiazol-3-yl, isothiazol-4-yl,isothiazol-5-yl, pyrazin-2-yl, pyridazin-3-yl, 1,3,5-triazin-2-yl, and1,2,4-triazin-3-yl; more preferably Het is selected from pyrimidin-2-yl,pyrimidin-3-yl, pyrimidin-4-yl, pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl,pyridin-4-yl, thiazol-2-yl, pyrazin-2-yl, pyridazin-3-yl,1,3,5-triazin-2-yl, and 1,2,4-triazin-3-yl; more preferably Het isselected from pyrimidin-2-yl, pyrimidin-3-yl, pyrimidin-4-yl,pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl, pyridin-4-yl; preferably Het ispyrimidin-2-yl, pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl, pyridin-4-yl, thiazol-2-yl.

In a further preferred embodiment Het is a pyridinyl or pyrimidinylring, wherein the moiety O-Het is bound in para- or meta-position to thephenyl ring; and wherein the pyridinyl or pyrimidinyl are unsubstitutedor carry 1 or 2 groups R^(c); wherein R^(c) is halogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl,C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy or C₁-C₄-alkoxy)carbonyl.

According to one embodiment Het is unsubstituted; a further preferredembodiment relates to compounds I wherein Het is unsubstituted orsubstituted by 1 radical R^(c); another preferred embodiment relates tocompounds I wherein Het is unsubstituted or substituted by 1 or 2independently selected radicals R^(c); yet another preferred embodimentrelates to compounds I wherein Het is unsubstituted or substituted by 1,2 or 3 independently selected radicals R^(c); another preferredembodiment relates to compounds I wherein Het is unsusbtituted orsubstituted by 1, 2, 3, or 4 independently selected radicals R^(c).

In the compounds I according to the invention, R^(c) are preferablyindependently selected from halogen, CN, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl,C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C(═O)R′,C(═NOR″)R″′, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, phenyl and phenoxy. In another preferredembodiment R^(c) are independently selected from halogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl,C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy and (C₁-C₄-alkoxy)carbonyl. A furtherpreferred embodiment relates to compounds I wherein R^(c) areindependently selected from F, Cl, CN, CH₃, OCH₃, CF₃, OCF₃ and COOCH₃;most preferably R^(c) are independently selected from Cl, CN and CF₃.

Preferred embodiments of the invention relate to compounds I, in whichthe group Het is one of the following radicals H-1 to H-38 in table H:

TABLE H No. Het H-1

H-2

H-3

H-4

H-5

H-6

H-7

H-8

H-9

H-10

H-11

H-12

H-13

H-14

H-15

H-16

H-17

H-18

H-19

H-20

H-21

H-22

H-23

H-24

H-25

H-26

H-27

H-28

H-29

H-30

H-31

H-32

H-33

H-34

H-35

H-36

H-37

H-38

in which # indicates the point of attachment.

With respect to their use, particular preference is given to thecompounds I.A or I.B.

A skilled person will readily understand that the preferences given inconnection with compounds of formula I also apply for formulae I.A orI.B as defined herein.

According to a further embodiment, the present invention relates tocompounds of the formula I wherein:

-   R^(a2) is hydrogen, halogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl,    C₁-C₄-alkoxy or C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy;-   R^(a5), R^(a6) independently of each other are hydrogen, halogen,    OH, CN, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₂-C₄-alkenyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy or    (C₁-C₄-alkoxy)carbonyl; or-   R^(a5) and R⁶ together with two ring member carbon atoms to which    they are attached, form a fused 5- or 6-membered saturated,    partially unsaturated or aromatic carbocycle or heterocycle, wherein    the ring member atoms of the fused heterocycle include besides    carbon atoms 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms selected from the group of N, O    and S, and wherein the fused carbocycle or heterocycle is    unsubstituted or carries 1, 2, 3 or 4 identical or different    radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN,    C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl and C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy;-   R is hydrogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₂-C₄-alkenyl or C₂-C₄-alkynyl;-   X is a divalent group —CR³R⁴—, wherein    -   R³ and R⁴ independently of each other are hydrogen, CN,        C₁-C₄-hydroxyalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₂-C₄-alkenyl, C₂-C₄-alkynyl,        C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl;-   R¹, R² are independently selected from hydrogen and C₁-C₄-alkyl;-   n is 0 or 1;-   R^(b) is halogen or C₁-C₄-alkoxy;-   Het is a pyridinyl or pyrimidinyl ring; wherein the moiety O-Het is    bound in para- or meta-position to the phenyl ring; and wherein the    pyridinyl or pyrimidinyl are unsubstituted or carry 1 or 2 groups    R^(c); wherein    -   R^(c) are independently selected from halogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl,        C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy and (C₁-C₄-alkoxy)carbonyl;        and the N-oxides and the agriculturally acceptable salts of the        compounds of formula I.

The compounds I and the compositions according to the invention,respectively, are suitable as fungicides. They are distinguished by anoutstanding effectiveness against a broad spectrum of phytopathogenicfungi, including soil-borne fungi, which derive especially from theclasses of the Plasmodiophoromycetes, Peronosporomycetes (syn.Oomycetes), Chytridiomycetes, Zygomycetes, Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetesand Deuteromycetes (syn. Fungi imperfecti). Some are systemicallyeffective and they can be used in crop protection as foliar fungicides,fungicides for seed dressing and soil fungicides. Moreover, they aresuitable for controlling harmful fungi, which inter alia occur in woodor roots of plants.

The compounds I and the compositions according to the invention areparticularly important in the control of a multitude of phytopathogenicfungi on various cultivated plants, such as cereals, e. g. wheat, rye,barley, triticale, oats or rice; beet, e. g. sugar beet or fodder beet;fruits, such as pomes, stone fruits or soft fruits, e. g. apples, pears,plums, peaches, almonds, cherries, strawberries, raspberries,blackberries or gooseberries; leguminous plants, such as lentils, peas,alfalfa or soybeans; oil plants, such as rape, mustard, olives,sunflowers, coconut, cocoa beans, castor oil plants, oil palms, groundnuts or soybeans; cucurbits, such as squashes, cucumber or melons; fiberplants, such as cotton, flax, hemp or jute; citrus fruit, such asoranges, lemons, grapefruits or mandarins; vegetables, such as spinach,lettuce, asparagus, cabbages, carrots, onions, tomatoes, potatoes,cucurbits or paprika; lauraceous plants, such as avocados, cinnamon orcamphor; energy and raw material plants, such as corn, soybean, rape,sugar cane or oil palm; corn; tobacco; nuts; coffee; tea; bananas; vines(table grapes and grape juice grape vines); hop; turf; sweet leaf (alsocalled Stevia); natural rubber plants or ornamental and forestry plants,such as flowers, shrubs, broad-leaved trees or evergreens, e. g.conifers; and on the plant propagation material, such as seeds, and thecrop material of these plants. Preferably, compounds I and compositionsthereof, respectively are used for controlling a multitude of fungi onfield crops, such as potatoes sugar beets, tobacco, wheat, rye, barley,oats, rice, corn, cotton, soybeans, rape, legumes, sunflowers, coffee orsugar cane; fruits; vines; ornamentals; or vegetables, such ascucumbers, tomatoes, beans or squashes.

The term “plant propagation material” is to be understood to denote allthe generative parts of the plant such as seeds and vegetative plantmaterial such as cuttings and tubers (e. g. potatoes), which can be usedfor the multiplication of the plant. This includes seeds, roots, fruits,tubers, bulbs, rhizomes, shoots, sprouts and other parts of plants,including seedlings and young plants, which are to be transplanted aftergermination or after emergence from soil. These young plants may also beprotected before transplantation by a total or partial treatment byimmersion or pouring.

Preferably, treatment of plant propagation materials with compounds Iand compositions thereof, respectively, is used for controlling amultitude of fungi on cereals, such as wheat, rye, barley and oats;rice, corn, cotton and soybeans.

The term “cultivated plants” is to be understood as including plantswhich have been modified by breeding, mutagenesis or genetic engineeringincluding but not limiting to agricultural biotech products on themarket or in development (cf. http://cera-gmc.org/, see GM crop databasetherein). Genetically modified plants are plants, which genetic materialhas been so modified by the use of recombinant DNA techniques that undernatural circumstances cannot readily be obtained by cross breeding,mutations or natural recombination. Typically, one or more genes havebeen integrated into the genetic material of a genetically modifiedplant in order to improve certain properties of the plant. Such geneticmodifications also include but are not limited to targetedpost-translational modification of protein(s), oligo- or polypeptides e.g. by glycosylation or polymer additions such as prenylated, acetylatedor farnesylated moieties or PEG moieties. Plants that have been modifiedby breeding, mutagenesis or genetic engineering, e. g. have beenrendered tolerant to applications of specific classes of herbicides,such as auxin herbicides such as dicamba or 2,4-D; bleacher herbicidessuch as hydroxylphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibitors or phytoenedesaturase (PDS) inhibittors; acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitorssuch as sulfonyl ureas or imidazolinones;enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) inhibitors, such asglyphosate; glutamine synthetase (GS) inhibitors such as glufosinate;protoporphyrinogen-IX oxidase inhibitors; lipid biosynthesis inhibitorssuch as acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACCase) inhibitors; or oxynil (i. e.bromoxynil or ioxynil) herbicides as a result of conventional methods ofbreeding or genetic engineering. Furthermore, plants have been maderesistant to multiple classes of herbicides through multiple geneticmodifications, such as resistance to both glyphosate and glufosinate orto both glyphosate and a herbicide from another class such as ALSinhibitors, HPPD inhibitors, auxin herbicides, or ACCase inhibitors.These herbicide resistance technologies are e. g. described in PestManagem. Sci. 61, 2005, 246; 61, 2005, 258; 61, 2005, 277; 61, 2005,269; 61, 2005, 286; 64, 2008, 326; 64, 2008, 332; Weed Sci. 57, 2009,108; Austral. J. Agricult. Res. 58, 2007, 708; Science 316, 2007, 1185;and references quoted therein. Several cultivated plants have beenrendered tolerant to herbicides by conventional methods of breeding(mutagenesis), e. g. Clearfield® summer rape (Canola, BASF SE, Germany)being tolerant to imidazolinones, e. g. imazamox, or ExpressSun®sunflowers (DuPont, USA) being tolerant to sulfonyl ureas, e. g.tribenuron. Genetic engineering methods have been used to rendercultivated plants such as soybean, cotton, corn, beets and rape,tolerant to herbicides such as glyphosate and glufosinate, some of whichare commercially available under the trade names RoundupReady®(glyphosate-tolerant, Monsanto, U.S.A.), Cultivance® (imidazolinonetolerant, BASF SE, Germany) and LibertyLink® (glufosinate-tolerant,Bayer CropScience, Germany).

Furthermore, plants are also covered that are by the use of recombinantDNA techniques capable to synthesize one or more insecticidal proteins,especially those known from the bacterial genus Bacillus, particularlyfrom Bacillus thuringiensis, such as δ-endotoxins, e. g. CryIA(b),CryIA(c), CryIF, CryIF(a2), CryIIA(b), CryIIIA, CryIIIB(b1) or Cry9c;vegetative insecticidal proteins (VIP), e. g. VIP1, VIP2, VIP3 or VIP3A;insecticidal proteins of bacteria colonizing nematodes, e. g.Photorhabdus spp. or Xenorhabdus spp.; toxins produced by animals, suchas scorpion toxins, arachnid toxins, wasp toxins, or otherinsect-specific neurotoxins; toxins produced by fungi, suchStreptomycetes toxins, plant lectins, such as pea or barley lectins;agglutinins; proteinase inhibitors, such as trypsin inhibitors, serineprotease inhibitors, patatin, cystatin or papain inhibitors;ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIP), such as ricin, maize-RIP, abrin,luffin, saporin or bryodin; steroid metabolism enzymes, such as3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, ecdysteroid-IDP-glycosyl-transferase,cholesterol oxidases, ecdysone inhibitors or HMG-CoA-reductase; ionchannel blockers, such as blockers of sodium or calcium channels;juvenile hormone esterase; diuretic hormone receptors (helicokininreceptors); stilben synthase, bibenzyl synthase, chitinases orglucanases. In the context of the present invention these insecticidalproteins or toxins are to be understood expressly also as pre-toxins,hybrid proteins, truncated or otherwise modified proteins. Hybridproteins are characterized by a new combination of protein domains,(see, e. g. WO 02/015701). Further examples of such toxins orgenetically modified plants capable of synthesizing such toxins aredisclosed, e. g., in EP-A 374 753, WO 93/007278, WO 95/34656, EP-A 427529, EP-A 451 878, WO 03/18810 und WO 03/52073. The methods forproducing such genetically modified plants are generally known to theperson skilled in the art and are described, e. g. in the publicationsmentioned above. These insecticidal proteins contained in thegenetically modified plants impart to the plants producing theseproteins tolerance to harmful pests from all taxonomic groups ofathropods, especially to beetles (Coeloptera), two-winged insects(Diptera), and moths (Lepidoptera) and to nematodes (Nematoda).Genetically modified plants capable to synthesize one or moreinsecticidal proteins are, e. g., described in the publicationsmentioned above, and some of which are commercially available such asYieldGard® (corn cultivars producing the Cry1Ab toxin), YieldGard® Plus(corn cultivars producing Cry1Ab and Cry3Bb1 toxins), Starlink® (corncultivars producing the Cry9c toxin), Herculex® RW (corn cultivarsproducing Cry34Ab1, Cry35Ab1 and the enzymePhosphinothricin-N-Acetyltransferase [PAT]); NuCOTN® 33B (cottoncultivars producing the Cry1Ac toxin), Bollgard® I (cotton cultivarsproducing the Cry1Ac toxin), Bollgard® II (cotton cultivars producingCry1Ac and Cry2Ab2 toxins); VIPCOT® (cotton cultivars producing aVIP-toxin); NewLeaf® (potato cultivars producing the Cry3A toxin);Bt-Xtra®, NatureGard®, KnockOut®, BiteGard®, Protecta®, Bt11 (e. g.Agrisure® CB) and Bt176 from Syngenta Seeds SAS, France, (corn cultivarsproducing the Cry1Ab toxin and PAT enzyme), MIR604 from Syngenta SeedsSAS, France (corn cultivars producing a modified version of the Cry3Atoxin, c.f. WO 03/018810), MON 863 from Monsanto Europe S.A., Belgium(corn cultivars producing the Cry3Bb1 toxin), IPC 531 from MonsantoEurope S.A., Belgium (cotton cultivars producing a modified version ofthe Cry1Ac toxin) and 1507 from Pioneer Overseas Corporation, Belgium(corn cultivars producing the Cry1F toxin and PAT enzyme). Furthermore,plants are also covered that are by the use of recombinant DNAtechniques capable to synthesize one or more proteins to increase theresistance or tolerance of those plants to bacterial, viral or fungalpathogens. Examples of such proteins are the so-called“pathogenesis-related proteins” (PR proteins, see, e. g. EP-A 392 225),plant disease resistance genes (e. g. potato cultivars, which expressresistance genes acting against Phytophthora infestans derived from themexican wild potato Solanum bulbocastanum) or T4-lysozym (e. g. potatocultivars capable of synthesizing these proteins with increasedresistance against bacteria such as Erwinia amylvora). The methods forproducing such genetically modified plants are generally known to theperson skilled in the art and are described, e. g. in the publicationsmentioned above.

Furthermore, plants are also covered that are by the use of recombinantDNA techniques capable to synthesize one or more proteins to increasethe productivity (e. g. bio mass production, grain yield, starchcontent, oil content or protein content), tolerance to drought, salinityor other growth-limiting environmental factors or tolerance to pests andfungal, bacterial or viral pathogens of those plants.

Furthermore, plants are also covered that contain by the use ofrecombinant DNA techniques a modified amount of substances of content ornew substances of content, specifically to improve human or animalnutrition, e. g. oil crops that produce health-promoting long-chainomega-3 fatty acids or unsaturated omega-9 fatty acids (e. g. Nexera®rape, DOW Agro Sciences, Canada).

Furthermore, plants are also covered that contain by the use ofrecombinant DNA techniques a modified amount of substances of content ornew substances of content, specifically to improve raw materialproduction, e. g. potatoes that produce increased amounts of amylopectin(e. g. Amflora® potato, BASF SE, Germany).

The compounds I and compositions thereof, respectively, are particularlysuitable for controlling the following plant diseases:

Albugo spp. (white rust) on ornamentals, vegetables (e. g. A. candida)and sunflowers (e. g. A. tragopogonis); Alternaria spp. (Alternaria leafspot) on vegetables, rape (A. brassicola or brassicae), sugar beets (A.tenuis), fruits, rice, soybeans, potatoes (e. g. A. solani or A.alternata), tomatoes (e. g. A. solani or A. alternata) and wheat;Aphanomyces spp. on sugar beets and vegetables; Ascochyta spp. oncereals and vegetables, e. g. A. tritici(anthracnose) on wheat and A.hordei on barley; Bipolaris and Drechslera spp. (teleomorph:Cochliobolus spp.), e. g. Southern leaf blight (D. maydis) or Northernleaf blight (B. zeicola) on corn, e. g. spot blotch (B. sorokiniana) oncereals and e.g. B. oryzae on rice and turfs; Blumeria (formerlyErysiphe) graminis (powdery mildew) on cereals (e. g. on wheat orbarley); Botrytis cinerea (teleomorph: Botryotinia fuckeliana: greymold) on fruits and berries (e. g. strawberries), vegetables (e. g.lettuce, carrots, celery and cabbages), rape, flowers, vines, forestryplants and wheat; Bremia lactucae (downy mildew) on lettuce;Ceratocystis (syn. Ophiostoma) spp. (rot or wilt) on broad-leaved treesand evergreens, e. g. C. ulmi (Dutch elm disease) on elms; Cercosporaspp. (Cercospora leaf spots) on corn (e.g. Gray leaf spot: C.zeae-maydis), rice, sugar beets (e. g. C. beticola), sugar cane,vegetables, coffee, soybeans (e. g. C. sojina or C. kikuchii) and rice;Cladosporium spp. on tomatoes (e. g. C. fulvum: leaf mold) and cereals,e. g. C. herbarum (black ear) on wheat; Claviceps purpurea (ergot) oncereals; Cochliobolus (anamorph: Helminthosporium of Bipolaris) spp.(leaf spots) on corn (C. carbonum), cereals (e. g. C. sativus, anamorph:B. sorokiniana) and rice (e. g. C. miyabeanus, anamorph: H. oryzae);Colletotrichum (teleomorph: Glomerella) spp. (anthracnose) on cotton (e.g. C. gossypii), corn (e. g. C. graminicola: Anthracnose stalk rot),soft fruits, potatoes (e. g. C. coccodes black dot), beans (e. g. C.lindemuthianum) and soybeans (e. g. C. truncatum or C. gloeosporioides);Corticium spp., e. g. C. sasakii (sheath blight) on rice; Corynesporacassiicola (leaf spots) on soybeans and ornamentals; Cycloconium spp.,e. g. C. oleaginum on olive trees; Cylindrocarpon spp. (e. g. fruit treecanker or young vine decline, teleomorph: Nectria or Neonectria spp.) onfruit trees, vines (e. g. C. liriodendri, teleomorph: Neonectrialiriodendri Black Foot Disease) and ornamentals; Dematophora(teleomorph: Rosellinia) necatrix (root and stem rot) on soybeans;Diaporthe spp., e. g. D. phaseolorum (damping off) on soybeans;Drechslera (syn. Helminthosporium, teleomorph: Pyrenophora) spp. oncorn, cereals, such as barley (e. g. D. teres, net blotch) and wheat (e.g. D. tritici-repentis: tan spot), rice and turf; Esca (dieback,apoplexy) on vines, caused by Formitiporia (syn. Phellinus) punctata, F.mediterranea, Phaeomoniella chlamydospora (earlier Phaeoacremoniumchlamydosporum), Phaeoacremonium aleophilum and/or Botryosphaeriaobtusa; Elsinoe spp. on pome fruits (E. pyri), soft fruits (E. veneta:anthracnose) and vines (E. ampelina: anthracnose); Entyloma oryzae (leafsmut) on rice; Epicoccum spp. (black mold) on wheat; Erysiphe spp.(powdery mildew) on sugar beets (E. betae), vegetables (e. g. E. pisi),such as cucurbits (e. g. E. cichoracearum), cabbages, rape (e. g. E.cruciferarum); Eutypa lata (Eutypa canker or dieback, anamorph:Cytosporina lata, syn. Libertella blepharis) on fruit trees, vines andornamental woods; Exserohilum (syn. Helminthosporium) spp. on corn (e.g. E. turcicum); Fusarium (teleomorph: Gibberella) spp. (wilt, root orstem rot) on various plants, such as F. graminearum or F. culmorum (rootrot, scab or head blight) on cereals (e. g. wheat or barley), F.oxysporum on tomatoes, F. solanion soybeans and F. verticillioides oncorn; Gaeumannomyces graminis (take-all) on cereals (e. g. wheat orbarley) and corn; Gibberella spp. on cereals (e. g. G. zeae) and rice(e. g. G. fujikuroi Bakanae disease); Glomerella cingulata on vines,pome fruits and other plants and G. gossypii on cotton; Grainstainingcomplex on rice; Guignardia bidwellii (black rot) on vines;Gymnosporangium spp. on rosaceous plants and junipers, e. g. G. sabinae(rust) on pears; Helminthosporium spp. (syn. Drechslera, teleomorph:Cochliobolus) on corn, cereals and rice; Hemileia spp., e. g. H.vastatrix (coffee leaf rust) on coffee; Isariopsis clavispora (syn.Cladosporium vitis) on vines; Macrophomina phaseolina (syn. phaseoli)(root and stem rot) on soybeans and cotton; Microdochium (syn. Fusarium)nivale (pink snow mold) on cereals (e. g. wheat or barley); Microsphaeradiffusa (powdery mildew) on soybeans; Monilinia spp., e. g. M. laxa, M.fructicola and M. fructigena (bloom and twig blight, brown rot) on stonefruits and other rosaceous plants; Mycosphaerella spp. on cereals,bananas, soft fruits and ground nuts, such as e. g. M. graminicola(anamorph: Septoria tritici, Septoria blotch) on wheat or M. fijiensis(black Sigatoka disease) on bananas; Peronospora spp. (downy mildew) oncabbage (e. g. P. brassicae), rape (e. g. P. parasitica), onions (e. g.P. destructor), tobacco (P. tabacina) and soybeans (e. g. P.manshurica); Phakopsora pachyrhizi and P. meibomiae (soybean rust) onsoybeans; Phialophora spp. e. g. on vines (e. g. P. tracheiphila and P.tetraspora) and soybeans (e. g. P. gregata: stem rot); Phoma lingam(root and stem rot) on rape and cabbage and P. betae (root rot, leafspot and damping-off) on sugar beets; Phomopsis spp. on sunflowers,vines (e. g. P. viticola: can and leaf spot) and soybeans (e. g. stemrot: P. phaseoli, teleomorph: Diaporthe phaseolorum); Physoderma maydis(brown spots) on corn; Phytophthora spp. (wilt, root, leaf, fruit andstem root) on various plants, such as paprika and cucurbits (e. g. P.capsici), soybeans (e. g. P. megasperma, syn. P. sojae), potatoes andtomatoes (e. g. P. infestans: late blight) and broad-leaved trees (e. g.P. ramorum: sudden oak death); Plasmodiophora brassicae (club root) oncabbage, rape, radish and other plants; Plasmopara spp., e. g. P.viticola (grapevine downy mildew) on vines and P. halstedii onsunflowers; Podosphaera spp. (powdery mildew) on rosaceous plants, hop,pome and soft fruits, e. g. P. leucotricha on apples; Polymyxa spp., e.g. on cereals, such as barley and wheat (P. graminis) and sugar beets(P. betae) and thereby transmitted viral diseases; Pseudocercosporellaherpotrichoides (eyespot, teleomorph: Tapesia yallundae) on cereals, e.g. wheat or barley; Pseudoperonospora (downy mildew) on various plants,e. g. P. cubensis on cucurbits or P. humili on hop; Pseudopeziculatracheiphila (red fire disease or, rotbrenner, anamorph: Phialophora) onvines; Puccinia spp. (rusts) on various plants, e. g. P. triticina(brown or leaf rust), P. striiformis (stripe or yellow rust), P. hordei(dwarf rust), P. graminis (stem or black rust) or P. recondita (brown orleaf rust) on cereals, such as e. g. wheat, barley or rye, P.kuehnii(orange rust) on sugar cane and P. asparagi on asparagus;Pyrenophora (anamorph: Drechslera) tritici-repentis (tan spot) on wheator P. teres (net blotch) on barley; Pyricularia spp., e. g. P. oryzae(teleomorph: Magnaporthe grisea, rice blast) on rice and P. grisea onturf and cereals; Pythium spp. (damping-off) on turf, rice, corn, wheat,cotton, rape, sunflowers, soybeans, sugar beets, vegetables and variousother plants (e. g. P. ultimum or P. aphani-dermatum); Ramularia spp.,e. g. R. collo-cygni (Ramularia leaf spots, Physiological leaf spots) onbarley and R. beticola on sugar beets; Rhizoctonia spp. on cotton, rice,potatoes, turf, corn, rape, potatoes, sugar beets, vegetables andvarious other plants, e. g. R. solani (root and stem rot) on soybeans,R. solani (sheath blight) on rice or R. cerealis (Rhizoctonia springblight) on wheat or barley; Rhizopus stolonifer(black mold, soft rot) onstrawberries, carrots, cabbage, vines and tomatoes; Rhynchosporiumsecalis (scald) on barley, rye and triticale; Sarocladium oryzae and S.attenuatum (sheath rot) on rice; Sclerotinia spp. (stem rot or whitemold) on vegetables and field crops, such as rape, sunflowers (e. g. S.sclerotiorum) and soybeans (e. g. S. rolfsii or S. sclerotiorum);Septoria spp. on various plants, e. g. S. glycines (brown spot) onsoybeans, S. tritici(Septoria blotch) on wheat and S. (syn.Stagonospora) nodorum (Stagonospora blotch) on cereals; Uncinula (syn.Erysiphe) necator (powdery mildew, anamorph: Oidium tuckeri) on vines;Setospaeria spp. (leaf blight) on corn (e. g. S. turcicum, syn.Helminthosporium turcicum) and turf; Sphacelotheca spp. (smut) on corn,(e. g. S. reliana: head smut), sorghum und sugar cane; Sphaerothecafuliginea (powdery mildew) on cucurbits; Spongospora subterranea(powdery scab) on potatoes and thereby transmitted viral diseases;Stagonospora spp. on cereals, e. g. S. nodorum (Stagonospora blotch,teleomorph: Leptosphaeria [syn. Phaeosphaeria]nodorum) on wheat;Synchytrium endobioticum on potatoes (potato wart disease); Taphrinaspp., e. g. T. deformans (leaf curl disease) on peaches and T.pruni(plum pocket) on plums; Thielaviopsis spp. (black root rot) ontobacco, pome fruits, vegetables, soybeans and cotton, e. g. T. basicola(syn. Chalara elegans); Tilletia spp. (common bunt or stinking smut) oncereals, such as e. g. T. tritici(syn. T. caries, wheat bunt) and T.controversa (dwarf bunt) on wheat; Typhula incarnata (grey snow mold) onbarley or wheat; Urocystis spp., e. g. U. occulta (stem smut) on rye;Uromyces spp. (rust) on vegetables, such as beans (e. g. U.appendiculatus, syn. U. phaseoi) and sugar beets (e. g. U. betae);Ustilago spp. (loose smut) on cereals (e. g. U. nuda and U. avaenae),corn (e. g. U. maydis: corn smut) and sugar cane; Venturia spp. (scab)on apples (e. g. V. inaequalis) and pears; and Verticillium spp. (wilt)on various plants, such as fruits and ornamentals, vines, soft fruits,vegetables and field crops, e. g. V. dahliae on strawberries, rape,potatoes and tomatoes. The compounds I and compositions thereof,respectively, are also suitable for controlling harmful fungi in theprotection of stored products or harvest and in the protection ofmaterials. The term “protection of materials” is to be understood todenote the protection of technical and non-living materials, such asadhesives, glues, wood, paper and paperboard, textiles, leather, paintdispersions, plastics, coiling lubricants, fiber or fabrics, against theinfestation and destruction by harmful microorganisms, such as fungi andbacteria. As to the protection of wood and other materials, theparticular attention is paid to the following harmful fungi: Ascomycetessuch as Ophiostoma spp., Ceratocystis spp., Aureobasidium pullulans,Sclerophoma spp., Chaetomium spp., Humicola spp., Petriella spp.,Trichurus spp.; Basidiomycetes such as Coniophora spp., Coriolus spp.,Gloeophyllum spp., Lentinus spp., Pleurotus spp., Poria spp., Serpulaspp. and Tyromyces spp., Deuteromycetes such as Aspergillus spp.,Cladosporium spp., Penicillum spp., Trichorma spp., Alternaria spp.,Paecilomyces spp. and Zygomycetes such as Mucor spp., and in addition inthe protection of stored products and harvest the following yeast fungiare worthy of note: Candida spp. and Saccharomyces cerevisae. Thecompounds I and compositions thereof, respectively, may be used forimproving the health of a plant. The invention also relates to a methodfor improving plant health by treating a plant, its propagation materialand/or the locus where the plant is growing or is to grow with aneffective amount of compounds I and compositions thereof, respectively.

The term “plant health” is to be understood to denote a condition of theplant and/or its products which is determined by several indicatorsalone or in combination with each other such as yield (e. g. increasedbiomass and/or increased content of valuable ingredients), plant vigor(e. g. improved plant growth and/or greener leaves (“greening effect”)),quality (e. g. improved content or composition of certain ingredients)and tolerance to abiotic and/or biotic stress. The above identifiedindicators for the health condition of a plant may be interdependent ormay result from each other.

The compounds of formula I can be present in different crystalmodifications whose biological activity may differ. They are likewisesubject matter of the present invention.

The compounds I are employed as such or in form of compositions bytreating the fungi or the plants, plant propagation materials, such asseeds, soil, surfaces, materials or rooms to be protected from fungalattack with a fungicidally effective amount of the active substances.The application can be carried out both before and after the infectionof the plants, plant propagation materials, such as seeds, soil,surfaces, materials or rooms by the fungi.

Plant propagation materials may be treated with compounds I as such or acomposition comprising at least one compound I prophylactically eitherat or before planting or transplanting. The invention also relates toagrochemical compositions comprising an auxiliary and at least onecompound I according to the invention.

An agrochemical composition comprises a fungicidally effective amount ofa compound I. The term “effective amount” denotes an amount of thecomposition or of the compounds I, which is sufficient for controllingharmful fungi on cultivated plants or in the protection of materials andwhich does not result in a substantial damage to the treated plants.Such an amount can vary in a broad range and is dependent on variousfactors, such as the fungal species to be controlled, the treatedcultivated plant or material, the climatic conditions and the specificcompound I used.

The compounds I, their N-oxides and salts can be converted intocustomary types of agrochemical compositions, e. g. solutions,emulsions, suspensions, dusts, powders, pastes, granules, pressings,capsules, and mixtures thereof. Examples for composition types aresuspensions (e.g. SC, OD, FS), emulsifiable concentrates (e.g. EC),emulsions (e.g. EW, EO, ES, ME), capsules (e.g. CS, ZC), pastes,pastilles, wettable powders or dusts (e.g. WP, SP, WS, DP, DS),pressings (e.g. BR, TB, DT), granules (e.g. WG, SG, GR, FG, GG, MG),insecticidal articles (e.g. LN), as well as gel formulations for thetreatment of plant propagation materials such as seeds (e.g. GF). Theseand further compositions types are defined in the “Catalogue ofpesticide formulation types and international coding system”, TechnicalMonograph No. 2, 6^(th) Ed. May 2008, CropLife International.

The compositions are prepared in a known manner, such as described byMollet and Grubemann, Formulation technology, Wiley VCH, Weinheim, 2001;or Knowles, New developments in crop protection product formulation,Agrow Reports DS243, T&F Informa, London, 2005.

Suitable auxiliaries are solvents, liquid carriers, solid carriers orfillers, surfactants, dispersants, emulsifiers, wetters, adjuvants,solubilizers, penetration enhancers, protective colloids, adhesionagents, thickeners, humectants, repellents, attractants, feedingstimulants, compatibilizers, bactericides, anti-freezing agents,anti-foaming agents, colorants, tackifiers and binders.

Suitable solvents and liquid carriers are water and organic solvents,such as mineral oil fractions of medium to high boiling point, e.g.kerosene, diesel oil; oils of vegetable or animal origin; aliphatic,cyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons, e. g. toluene, paraffin,tetrahydronaphthalene, alkylated naphthalenes; alcohols, e.g. ethanol,propanol, butanol, benzylalcohol, cyclohexanol; glycols; DMSO; ketones,e.g. cyclohexanone; esters, e.g. lactates, carbonates, fatty acidesters, gamma-butyrolactone; fatty acids; phosphonates; amines; amides,e.g. N-methylpyrrolidone, fatty acid dimethylamides; and mixturesthereof.

Suitable solid carriers or fillers are mineral earths, e.g. silicates,silica gels, talc, kaolins, limestone, lime, chalk, clays, dolomite,diatomaceous earth, bentonite, calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate,magnesium oxide; polysaccharides, e.g. cellulose, starch; fertilizers,e.g. ammonium sulfate, ammonium phosphate, ammonium nitrate, ureas;products of vegetable origin, e.g. cereal meal, tree bark meal, woodmeal, nutshell meal, and mixtures thereof.

Suitable surfactants are surface-active compounds, such as anionic,cationic, nonionic and amphoteric surfactants, block polymers,polyelectrolytes, and mixtures thereof. Such surfactants can be used asemulsifier, dispersant, solubilizer, wetter, penetration enhancer,protective colloid, or adjuvant. Examples of surfactants are listed inMcCutcheon's, Vol. 1: Emulsifiers & Detergents, McCutcheon'sDirectories, Glen Rock, USA, 2008 (International Ed. or North AmericanEd.).

Suitable anionic surfactants are alkali, alkaline earth or ammoniumsalts of sulfonates, sulfates, phosphates, carboxylates, and mixturesthereof. Examples of sulfonates are alkylarylsulfonates,diphenylsulfonates, alpha-olefin sulfonates, lignine sulfonates,sulfonates of fatty acids and oils, sulfonates of ethoxylatedalkylphenols, sulfonates of alkoxylated arylphenols, sulfonates ofcondensed naphthalenes, sulfonates of dodecyl- and tridecylbenzenes,sulfonates of naphthalenes and alkylnaphthalenes, sulfosuccinates orsulfosuccinamates. Examples of sulfates are sulfates of fatty acids andoils, of ethoxylated alkylphenols, of alcohols, of ethoxylated alcohols,or of fatty acid esters. Examples of phosphates are phosphate esters.Examples of carboxylates are alkyl carboxylates, and carboxylatedalcohol or alkylphenol ethoxylates.

Suitable nonionic surfactants are alkoxylates, N-substituted fatty acidamides, amine oxides, esters, sugar-based surfactants, polymericsurfactants, and mixtures thereof. Examples of alkoxylates are compoundssuch as alcohols, alkylphenols, amines, amides, arylphenols, fatty acidsor fatty acid esters which have been alkoxylated with 1 to 50equivalents. Ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide may be employed forthe alkoxylation, preferably ethylene oxide. Examples of N-substitutedfatty acid amides are fatty acid glucamides or fatty acid alkanolamides.Examples of esters are fatty acid esters, glycerol esters ormonoglycerides. Examples of sugar-based surfactants are sorbitans,ethoxylated sorbitans, sucrose and glucose esters oralkylpolyglucosides. Examples of polymeric surfactants are home- orcopolymers of vinylpyrrolidone, vinylalcohols, or vinylacetate.

Suitable cationic surfactants are quaternary surfactants, for examplequaternary ammonium compounds with one or two hydrophobic groups, orsalts of long-chain primary amines. Suitable amphoteric surfactants arealkylbetains and imidazolines. Suitable block polymers are blockpolymers of the A-B or A-B-A type comprising blocks of polyethyleneoxide and polypropylene oxide, or of the A-B-C type comprising alkanol,polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide.

Suitable polyelectrolytes are polyacids or polybases. Examples ofpolyacids are alkali salts of polyacrylic acid or polyacid combpolymers. Examples of polybases are polyvinylamines orpolyethyleneamines.

Suitable adjuvants are compounds, which have a neglectable or even nopesticidal activity themselves, and which improve the biologicalperformance of the compound I on the target. Examples are surfactants,mineral or vegetable oils, and other auxilaries. Further examples arelisted by Knowles, Adjuvants and additives, Agrow Reports DS256, T&FInforma UK, 2006, chapter 5.

Suitable thickeners are polysaccharides (e.g. xanthan gum,carboxymethylcellulose), anorganic clays (organically modified orunmodified), polycarboxylates, and silicates.

Suitable bactericides are bronopol and isothiazolinone derivatives suchas alkylisothiazolinones and benzisothiazolinones.

Suitable anti-freezing agents are ethylene glycol, propylene glycol,urea and glycerin.

Suitable anti-foaming agents are silicones, long chain alcohols, andsalts of fatty acids.

Suitable colorants (e.g. in red, blue, or green) are pigments of lowwater solubility and water-soluble dyes. Examples are inorganiccolorants (e.g. iron oxide, titan oxide, iron hexacyanoferrate) andorganic colorants (e.g. alizarin-, azo- and phthalocyanine colorants).

Suitable tackifiers or binders are polyvinylpyrrolidons,polyvinylacetates, polyvinyl alcohols, polyacrylates, biological orsynthetic waxes, and cellulose ethers.

Examples for composition types and their preparation are:

i) Water-Soluble Concentrates (SL, LS)

10-60 wt % of a compound I and 5-15 wt % wetting agent (e.g. alcoholalkoxylates) are dissolved in water and/or in a water-soluble solvent(e.g. alcohols) ad 100 wt %. The active substance dissolves upondilution with water.

ii) Dispersible Concentrates (DC)

5-25 wt % of a compound I and 1-10 wt % dispersant (e. g.polyvinylpyrrolidone) are dissolved in organic solvent (e.g.cyclohexanone) ad 100 wt %. Dilution with water gives a dispersion.

iii) Emulsifiable Concentrates (EC)

15-70 wt % of a compound I and 5-10 wt % emulsifiers (e.g. calciumdodecylbenzenesulfonate and castor oil ethoxylate) are dissolved inwater-insoluble organic solvent (e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon) ad 100 wt %.Dilution with water gives an emulsion.

iv) Emulsions (EW, EO, ES)

5-40 wt % of a compound I and 1-10 wt % emulsifiers (e.g. calciumdodecylbenzenesulfonate and castor oil ethoxylate) are dissolved in20-40 wt % water-insoluble organic solvent (e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon).This mixture is introduced into water ad 100 wt % by means of anemulsifying machine and made into a homogeneous emulsion. Dilution withwater gives an emulsion.

v) Suspensions (SC, OD, FS)

In an agitated ball mill, 20-60 wt % of a compound I are comminuted withaddition of 2-10 wt % dispersants and wetting agents (e.g. sodiumlignosulfonate and alcohol ethoxylate), 0.1-2 wt % thickener (e.g.xanthan gum) and water ad 100 wt % to give a fine active substancesuspension. Dilution with water gives a stable suspension of the activesubstance. For FS type composition up to 40 wt % binder (e.g.polyvinylalcohol) is added.

vi) Water-Dispersible Granules and Water-Soluble Granules (WG, SG)

50-80 wt % of a compound I are ground finely with addition ofdispersants and wetting agents (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate and alcoholethoxylate) ad 100 wt % and prepared as water-dispersible orwater-soluble granules by means of technical appliances (e. g.extrusion, spray tower, fluidized bed). Dilution with water gives astable dispersion or solution of the active substance.

vii) Water-Dispersible Powders and Water-Soluble Powders (WP, SP, WS)

50-80 wt % of a compound I are ground in a rotor-stator mill withaddition of 1-5 wt % dispersants (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate), 1-3 wt %wetting agents (e.g. alcohol ethoxylate) and solid carrier (e.g. silicagel) ad 100 wt %. Dilution with water gives a stable dispersion orsolution of the active substance.

viii) Gel (GW, GF)

In an agitated ball mill, 5-25 wt % of a compound I are comminuted withaddition of 3-10 wt % dispersants (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate), 1-5 wt %thickener (e.g. carboxymethylcellulose) and water ad 100 wt % to give afine suspension of the active substance. Dilution with water gives astable suspension of the active substance.

ix) Microemulsion (ME)

5-20 wt % of a compound I are added to 5-30 wt % organic solvent blend(e.g. fatty acid dimethylamide and cyclohexanone), 10-25 wt % surfactantblend (e.g. alcohol ethoxylate and arylphenol ethoxylate), and water ad100%. This mixture is stirred for 1 h to produce spontaneously athermodynamically stable microemulsion.

x) Microcapsules (CS)

An oil phase comprising 5-50 wt % of a compound I, 0-40 wt % waterinsoluble organic solvent (e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon), 2-15 wt % acrylicmonomers (e.g. methylmethacrylate, methacrylic acid and a di- ortriacrylate) are dispersed into an aqueous solution of a protectivecolloid (e.g. polyvinyl alcohol). Radical polymerization initiated by aradical initiator results in the formation of poly(meth)acrylatemicrocapsules. Alternatively, an oil phase comprising 5-50 wt % of acompound I according to the invention, 0-40 wt % water insoluble organicsolvent (e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon), and an isocyanate monomer (e.g.diphenylmethene-4,4′-diisocyanatae) are dispersed into an aqueoussolution of a protective colloid (e.g. polyvinyl alcohol). The additionof a polyamine (e.g. hexamethylenediamine) results in the formation ofpolyurea microcapsules. The monomers amount to 1-10 wt %. The wt %relate to the total CS composition.

xi) Dustable Powders (DP, DS)

1-10 wt % of a compound I are ground finely and mixed intimately withsolid carrier (e.g. finely divided kaolin) ad 100 wt %.

xii) Granules (GR, FG)

0.5-30 wt % of a compound I is ground finely and associated with solidcarrier (e.g. silicate) ad 100 wt %. Granulation is achieved byextrusion, spray-drying or fluidized bed.

xiii) Ultra-Low Volume Liquids (UL)

1-50 wt % of a compound I are dissolved in organic solvent (e.g.aromatic hydrocarbon) ad 100 wt %.

The compositions types i) to xiii) may optionally comprise furtherauxiliaries, such as 0.1-1 wt % bactericides, 5-15 wt % anti-freezingagents, 0.1-1 wt % anti-foaming agents, and 0.1-1 wt % colorants.

The agrochemical compositions generally comprise between 0.01 and 95%,preferably between 0.1 and 90%, and in particular between 0.5 and 75%,by weight of active substance. The active substances are employed in apurity of from 90% to 100%, preferably from 95% to 100% (according toNMR spectrum).

Solutions for seed treatment (LS), Suspoemulsions (SE), flowableconcentrates (FS), powders for dry treatment (DS), water-dispersiblepowders for slurry treatment (WS), water-soluble powders (SS), emulsions(ES), emulsifiable concentrates (EC) and gels (GF) are usually employedfor the purposes of treatment of plant propagation materials,particularly seeds. The compositions in question give, aftertwo-to-tenfold dilution, active substance concentrations of from 0.01 to60% by weight, preferably from 0.1 to 40%, in the ready-to-usepreparations. Application can be carried out before or during sowing.Methods for applying compound I and compositions thereof, respectively,on to plant propagation material, especially seeds include dressing,coating, pelleting, dusting, soaking and in-furrow application methodsof the propagation material. Preferably, compound I or the compositionsthereof, respectively, are applied on to the plant propagation materialby a method such that germination is not induced, e. g. by seeddressing, pelleting, coating and dusting.

When employed in plant protection, the amounts of active substancesapplied are, depending on the kind of effect desired, from 0.001 to 2 kgper ha, preferably from 0.005 to 2 kg per ha, more preferably from 0.05to 0.9 kg per ha, and in particular from 0.1 to 0.75 kg per ha.

In treatment of plant propagation materials such as seeds, e. g. bydusting, coating or drenching seed, amounts of active substance of from0.1 to 1000 g, preferably from 1 to 1000 g, more preferably from 1 to100 g and most preferably from 5 to 100 g, per 100 kilogram of plantpropagation material (preferably seeds) are generally required.

When used in the protection of materials or stored products, the amountof active substance applied depends on the kind of application area andon the desired effect. Amounts customarily applied in the protection ofmaterials are 0.001 g to 2 kg, preferably 0.005 g to 1 kg, of activesubstance per cubic meter of treated material.

Various types of oils, wetters, adjuvants, fertilizer, ormicronutrients, and further pesticides (e.g. herbicides, insecticides,fungicides, growth regulators, safeners) may be added to the activesubstances or the compositions comprising them as premix or, ifappropriate not until immediately prior to use (tank mix). These agentscan be admixed with the compositions according to the invention in aweight ratio of 1:100 to 100:1, preferably 1:10 to 10:1.

The user applies the composition according to the invention usually froma predosage device, a knapsack sprayer, a spray tank, a spray plane, oran irrigation system. Usually, the agrochemical composition is made upwith water, buffer, and/or further auxiliaries to the desiredapplication concentration and the ready-to-use spray liquor or theagrochemical composition according to the invention is thus obtained.Usually, 20 to 2000 liters, preferably 50 to 400 liters, of theready-to-use spray liquor are applied per hectare of agricultural usefularea.

According to one embodiment, individual components of the compositionaccording to the invention such as parts of a kit or parts of a binaryor ternary mixture may be mixed by the user himself in a spray tank andfurther auxiliaries may be added, if appropriate.

Mixing the compounds I or the compositions comprising them in the useform as fungicides with other fungicides results in many cases in anexpansion of the fungicidal spectrum of activity being obtained or in aprevention of fungicide resistance development. Furthermore, in manycases, synergistic effects are obtained.

The following list of active substances, in conjunction with which thecompounds I can be used, is intended to illustrate the possiblecombinations but does not limit them:

A) Respiration Inhibitors

-   -   Inhibitors of complex III at Q_(o) site (e.g. strobilurins):        azoxystrobin, coumethoxystrobin, coumoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin,        enestroburin, fenaminstrobin, fenoxystrobin/flufenoxystrobin,        fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, metominostrobin, orysastrobin,        picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, pyrametostrobin, pyraoxystrobin,        trifloxystrobin,        2-[2-(2,5-dimethyl-phenoxymethyl)-phenyl]-3-methoxy-acrylic acid        methyl ester and        2-(2-(3-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-1-methyl-allylideneaminooxy-methyl)-phenyl)-2-methoxyimino-N-methyl-acetamide,        pyribencarb, triclopyricarb/chlorodincarb, famoxadone,        fenamidone;    -   inhibitors of complex III at Q_(i) site: cyazofamid, amisulbrom,        [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[(3-acetoxy-4-methoxy-pyridine-2-carbonyl)amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1,5-dioxonan-7-yl]2-methylpropanoate,        [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[[3-(acetoxymethoxy)-4-methoxy-pyridine-2-carbonyl]amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1,5-dioxonan-7-yl]2-methylpropanoate,        [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[(3-isobutoxycarbonyloxy-4-methoxy-pyridine-2-carbonyl)amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1,5-dioxonan-7-yl]2-methylpropanoate,        [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[[3-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethoxy)-4-methoxy-pyridine-2-carbonyl]amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1,5-dioxonan-7-yl]2-methylpropanoate;        (3S,6S,7R,8R)-3-[[(3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-2-pyridinyl)carbonyl]amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-8-(phenylmethyl)-1,5-dioxonan-7-yl        2-methylpropanoate    -   inhibitors of complex II (e. g. carboxamides): benodanil,        benzovindiflupyr, bixafen, boscalid, carboxin, fenfuram,        fluopyram, flutolanil, fluxapyroxad, furametpyr, isopyrazam,        mepronil, oxycarboxin, penflufen, penthiopyrad, sedaxane,        tecloftalam, thifluzamide,        N-(4′-trifluoromethylthiobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,        N-(2-(1,3,3-trimethyl-butyl)-phenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-5-fluoro-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,        3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-(1,1,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide,        3-(trifluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-(1,1,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide,        1,3-dimethyl-N-(1,1,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide,        3-(trifluoromethyl)-1,5-dimethyl-N-(1,1,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide,        3-(difluoromethyl)-1,5-dimethyl-N-(1,1,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide,        1,3,5-trimethyl-N-(1,1,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide;    -   other respiration inhibitors (e.g. complex I, uncouplers):        diflumetorim,        (5,8-difluoro-quinazolin-4-yl)-{2-[2-fluoro-4-(4-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-yloxy)-phenyl]-ethyl}-amine;        nitrophenyl derivates: binapacryl, dinobuton, dinocap,        fluazinam; ferimzone; organometal compounds: fentin salts, such        as fentin-acetate, fentin chloride or fentin hydroxide;        ametoctradin; and silthiofam;

B) Sterol Biosynthesis Inhibitors (SBI Fungicides)

-   -   C14 demethylase inhibitors (DMI fungicides): triazoles:        azaconazole, bitertanol, bromuconazole, cyproconazole,        difenoconazole, diniconazole, diniconazole-M, epoxiconazole,        fenbuconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol,        hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole,        myclobutanil, oxpoconazole, paclobutrazole, penconazole,        propiconazole, prothioconazole, simeconazole, tebuconazole,        tetraconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, triticonazole,        uniconazole, 1-[rel-(2        S;3-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-oxiranylmethyl]-5-thiocyanato-1H-[1,2,4]triazole,        2-[rel-(2S;3R)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-oxiranylmethyl]-2H-[1,2,4]triazole-3-thiol;        imidazoles: imazalil, pefurazoate, prochloraz, triflumizol;        pyrimidines, pyridines and piperazines: fenarimol, nuarimol,        pyrifenox, triforine;    -   Delta 14-reductase inhibitors: aldimorph, dodemorph,        dodemorph-acetate, fenpropimorph, tridemorph, fenpropidin,        piperalin, spiroxamine;    -   Inhibitors of 3-keto reductase: fenhexamid;

C) Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors

-   -   phenylamides or acyl amino acid fungicides: benalaxyl,        benalaxyl-M, kiralaxyl, metalaxyl, metalaxyl-M (mefenoxam),        ofurace, oxadixyl;    -   others: hymexazole, octhilinone, oxolinic acid, bupirimate,        5-fluorocytosine, 5-fluoro-2-(p-tolylmethoxy)pyrimidin-4-amine,        5-fluoro-2-(4-fluorophenylmethoxyl)pyrimidin-4-amine;

D) Inhibitors of Cell Division and Cytoskeleton

-   -   tubulin inhibitors, such as benzimidazoles, thiophanates:        benomyl, carbendazim, fuberidazole, thiabendazole,        thiophanate-methyl; triazolopyrimidines:        5-chloro-7-(4-methyl-piperidin-1-yl)-6-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine    -   other cell division inhibitors: diethofencarb, ethaboxam,        pencycuron, fluopicolide, zoxamide, metrafenone, pyriofenone;

E) Inhibitors of Amino Acid and Protein Synthesis

-   -   methionine synthesis inhibitors (anilino-pyrimidines):        cyprodinil, mepanipyrim, pyrimethanil;    -   protein synthesis inhibitors: blasticidin-S, kasugamycin,        kasugamycin hydrochloride-hydrate, mildiomycin, streptomycin,        oxytetracyclin, polyoxine, validamycin A;

F) Signal Transduction Inhibitors

-   -   MAP/histidine kinase inhibitors: fluoroimid, iprodione,        procymidone, vinclozolin, fenpiclonil, fludioxonil;    -   G protein inhibitors: quinoxyfen;

G) Lipid and Membrane Synthesis Inhibitors

Phospholipid biosynthesis inhibitors: edifenphos, iprobenfos,pyrazophos, isoprothiolane;

-   -   lipid peroxidation: dicloran, quintozene, tecnazene,        tolclofos-methyl, biphenyl, chloroneb, etridiazole;    -   phospholipid biosynthesis and cell wall deposition:        dimethomorph, flumorph, mandipropamid, pyrimorph,        benthiavalicarb, iprovalicarb, valifenalate and        N-(1-(1-(4-cyano-phenyl)ethanesulfonyl)-but-2-yl) carbamic        acid-(4-fluorophenyl) ester;    -   compounds affecting cell membrane permeability and fatty acides:        propamocarb, propamocarb-hydrochlorid    -   fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitors: oxathiapiprolin;        H) Inhibitors with Multi Site Action    -   inorganic active substances: Bordeaux mixture, copper acetate,        copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, basic copper sulfate,        sulfur;    -   thio- and dithiocarbamates: ferbam, mancozeb, maneb, metam,        metiram, propineb, thiram, zineb, ziram;    -   organochlorine compounds (e.g. phthalimides, sulfamides,        chloronitriles): anilazine, chlorothalonil, captafol, captan,        folpet, dichlofluanid, dichlorophen, hexachlorobenzene,        pentachlorphenole and its salts, phthalide, tolylfluanid,        N-(4-chloro-2-nitro-phenyl)-N-ethyl-4-methyl-benzenesulfonamide;    -   guanidines and others: guanidine, dodine, dodine free base,        guazatine, guazatine-acetate, iminoctadine,        iminoctadine-triacetate, iminoctadine-tris(albesilate),        dithianon,        2,6-dimethyl-1H,5H-[1,4]dithiino[2,3-c:5,6-c′]dipyrrole-1,3,5,7(2H,6H)-tetraone;

I) Cell Wall Synthesis Inhibitors

-   -   inhibitors of glucan synthesis: validamycin, polyoxin B; melanin        synthesis inhibitors: pyroquilon, tricyclazole, carpropamid,        dicyclomet, fenoxanil;

J) Plant Defense Inducers

-   -   acibenzolar-S-methyl, probenazole, isotianil, tiadinil,        prohexadione-calcium; phosphonates: fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminum,        phosphorous acid and its salts;        K) Unknown mode of action    -   bronopol, chinomethionat, cyflufenamid, cymoxanil, dazomet,        debacarb, diclomezine, difenzoquat, difenzoquat-methylsulfate,        diphenylamin, fenpyrazamine, flumetover, flusulfamide,        flutianil, methasulfocarb, nitrapyrin, nitrothal-isopropyl,        oxathiapiprolin,        2-[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-(4-{5-[2-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]ethanone,        2-[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-(4-{5-[2-fluoro-6-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]ethanone,        2-[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-(4-{5-[2-chloro-6-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]ethanone,        oxin-copper, proquinazid, tebufloquin, tecloftalam, triazoxide,        2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propylchromen-4-one,        N-(cyclopropylmethoxyimino-(6-difluoro-methoxy-2,3-difluoro-phenyl)-methyl)-2-phenyl        acetamide,        N′-(4-(4-chloro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl        formamidine,        N′-(4-(4-fluoro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl        formamidine,        N′-(2-methyl-5-trifluoromethyl-4-(3-trimethylsilanyl-propoxy)-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl        formamidine,        N′-(5-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-4-(3-trimethylsilanyl-propoxy)-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl        formamidine, methoxy-acetic acid        6-tert-butyl-8-fluoro-2,3-dimethyl-quinolin-4-yl ester,        3-[5-(4-methylphenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-isoxazolidin-3-yl]-pyridine,        3-[5-(4-chloro-phenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-isoxazolidin-3-yl]-pyridine        (pyrisoxazole), N-(6-methoxy-pyridin-3-yl)cyclopropanecarboxylic        acid amide,        5-chloro-1-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-2-methyl-1H-benzoimidazole,        2-(4-chloro-phenyl)-N-[4-(3,4-dimethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-5-yl]-2-prop-2-ynyloxy-acetamide;        L) Antifungal biocontrol agents, plant bioactivators:        Ampelomyces quisqualis (e.g. AQ 10® from Intrachem Bio GmbH &        Co. KG, Germany), Aspergillus flavus (e.g. AFLAGUARD® from        Syngenta, CH), Aureobasidium pullulans (e.g. BOTECTOR® from        bio-ferm GmbH, Germany), Bacillus pumillus (e.g. NRRL Accession        No. B-30087 in SONATA® and BALLAD® Plus from AgraQuest Inc.,        USA), Bacillus subtilis (e.g. isolate NRRL-Nr. B-21661 in        RHAPSODY®, SERENADE® MAX and SERENADE® ASO from AgraQuest Inc.,        USA), Bacillus subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens FZB24 (e.g.        TAEGRO® from Novozyme Biologicals, Inc., USA), Candida oleophila        I-82 (e.g. ASPIRE® from Ecogen Inc., USA), Candida saitoana        (e.g. BIOCURE® (in mixture with lysozyme) and BIOCOAT® from        Micro Flo Company, USA (BASF SE) and Arysta), Chitosan (e.g.        ARMOUR-ZEN from BotriZen Ltd., NZ), Clonostachys rosea f.        catenulata, also named Gliocladium catenulatum (e.g. isolate        J1446: PRESTOP® from Verdera, Finland), Coniothyrium minitans        (e.g. CONTANS® from Prophyta, Germany), Cryphonectria parasitica        (e.g. Endothia parasitica from CNICM, France), Cryptococcus        albidus (e.g. YIELD PLUS® from Anchor Bio-Technologies, South        Africa), Fusarium oxysporum (e.g. BIOFOX® from S.I.A.P.A.,        Italy, FUSACLEAN® from Natural Plant Protection, France),        Metschnikowia fructicola (e.g. SHEMER® from Agrogreen, Israel),        Microdochium dimerum (e.g. ANTIBOT® from Agrauxine, France),        Phlebiopsis gigantea (e.g. ROTSOP® from Verdera, Finland),        Pseudozyma flocculosa (e.g. SPORODEX® from Plant Products Co.        Ltd., Canada), Pythium oligandrum DV74 (e.g. POLYVERSUM® from        Remeslo SSRO, Biopreparaty, Czech Rep.), Reynoutria sachlinensis        (e.g. REGALIA® from Marrone BioInnovations, USA), Talaromyces        flavus V117b (e.g. PROTUS® from Prophyta, Germany), Trichoderma        asperellum SKT-1 (e.g. ECO-HOPE® from Kumiai Chemical Industry        Co., Ltd., Japan), T. atroviride LC52 (e.g. SENTINEL® from        Agrimm Technologies Ltd, NZ), T. harzianum T-22 (e.g.        PLANTSHIELD® der Firma BioWorks Inc., USA), T. harzianum TH 35        (e.g. ROOT PRO® from Mycontrol Ltd., Israel), T. harzianum T-39        (e.g. TRICHODEX® and TRICHODERMA 2000® from Mycontrol Ltd.,        Israel and Makhteshim Ltd., Israel), T. harzianum and T. viride        (e.g. TRICHOPEL from Agrimm Technologies Ltd, NZ), T. harzianum        ICC012 and T. viride ICC080 (e.g. REMEDIER® WP from Isagro        Ricerca, Italy), T. polysporum and T. harzianum (e.g. BINAB®        from BINAB Bio-Innovation AB, Sweden), T. stromaticum (e.g.        TRICOVAB® from C.E.P.L.A.C., Brazil), T. virens GL-21 (e.g.        SOILGARD® from Certis LLC, USA), T. viride (e.g. TRIECO® from        Ecosense Labs. (India) Pvt. Ltd., Indien, BIO-CURE® F from T.        Stanes & Co. Ltd., Indien), T. viride TV1 (e.g. T. viride TV1        from Agribiotec srl, Italy), Ulocladium oudemansii HRU3 (e.g.        BOTRY-ZEN® from Botry-Zen Ltd, NZ);

M) Growth Regulators

abscisic acid, amidochlor, ancymidol, 6-benzylaminopurine, brassinolide,butralin, chlormequat (chlormequat chloride), choline chloride,cyclanilide, daminozide, dikegulac, dimethipin, 2,6-dimethylpuridine,ethephon, flumetralin, flurprimidol, fluthiacet, forchlorfenuron,gibberellic acid, inabenfide, indole-3-acetic acid, maleic hydrazide,mefluidide, mepiquat (mepiquat chloride), naphthaleneacetic acid,N-6-benzyladenine, paclobutrazol, prohexadione (prohexadione-calcium),prohydrojasmon, thidiazuron, triapenthenol, tributylphosphorotrithioate, 2,3,5-tri-iodobenzoic acid, trinexapac-ethyl anduniconazole;

N) Herbicides

-   -   acetamides: acetochlor, alachlor, butachlor, dimethachlor,        dimethenamid, flufenacet, mefenacet, metolachlor, metazachlor,        napropamide, naproanilide, pethoxamid, pretilachlor, propachlor,        thenylchlor;    -   amino acid derivatives: bilanafos, glyphosate, glufosinate,        sulfosate;    -   aryloxyphenoxypropionates: clodinafop, cyhalofop-butyl,        fenoxaprop, fluazifop, haloxyfop, metamifop, propaquizafop,        quizalofop, quizalofop-P-tefuryl;    -   Bipyridyls: diquat, paraquat;    -   (thio)carbamates: asulam, butylate, carbetamide, desmedipham,        dimepiperate, eptam (EPTC), esprocarb, molinate, orbencarb,        phenmedipham, prosulfocarb, pyributicarb, thiobencarb,        triallate;    -   cyclohexanediones: butroxydim, clethodim, cycloxydim,        profoxydim, sethoxydim, tepraloxydim, tralkoxydim;    -   dinitroanilines: benfluralin, ethalfluralin, oryzalin,        pendimethalin, prodiamine, trifluralin;    -   diphenyl ethers: acifluorfen, aclonifen, bifenox, diclofop,        ethoxyfen, fomesafen, lactofen, oxyfluorfen;    -   hydroxybenzonitriles: bomoxynil, dichlobenil, ioxynil;    -   imidazolinones: imazamethabenz, imazamox, imazapic, imazapyr,        imazaquin, imazethapyr;    -   phenoxy acetic acids: clomeprop, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid        (2,4-D), 2,4-DB, dichlorprop, MCPA, MCPA-thioethyl, MCPB,        Mecoprop;    -   pyrazines: chloridazon, flufenpyr-ethyl, fluthiacet,        norflurazon, pyridate;    -   pyridines: aminopyralid, clopyralid, diflufenican, dithiopyr,        fluridone, fluroxypyr, picloram, picolinafen, thiazopyr;    -   sulfonyl ureas: amidosulfuron, azimsulfuron, bensulfuron,        chlorimuron-ethyl, chlorsulfuron, cinosulfuron, cyclosulfamuron,        ethoxysulfuron, flazasulfuron, flucetosulfuron, flupyrsulfuron,        foramsulfuron, halosulfuron, imazosulfuron, iodosulfuron,        mesosulfuron, metazosulfuron, metsulfuron-methyl, nicosulfuron,        oxasulfuron, primisulfuron, prosulfuron, pyrazosulfuron,        rimsulfuron, sulfometuron, sulfosulfuron, thifensulfuron,        triasulfuron, tribenuron, trifloxysulfuron, triflusulfuron,        tritosulfuron,        1-((2-chloro-6-propyl-imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3-yl)sulfonyl)-3-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)urea;    -   triazines: ametryn, atrazine, cyanazine, dimethametryn,        ethiozin, hexazinone, metamitron, metribuzin, prometryn,        simazine, terbuthylazine, terbutryn, triaziflam;    -   ureas: chlorotoluron, daimuron, diuron, fluometuron,        isoproturon, linuron, metha-benzthiazuron, tebuthiuron;    -   other acetolactate synthase inhibitors: bispyribac-sodium,        cloransulam-methyl, diclosulam, florasulam, flucarbazone,        flumetsulam, metosulam, ortho-sulfamuron, penoxsulam,        propoxycarbazone, pyribambenz-propyl, pyribenzoxim, pyriftalid,        pyriminobac-methyl, pyrimisulfan, pyrithiobac, pyroxasulfone,        pyroxsulam;    -   others: amicarbazone, aminotriazole, anilofos, beflubutamid,        benazolin, bencarbazone, benfluresate, benzofenap, bentazone,        benzobicyclon, bicyclopyrone, bromacil, bromobutide,        butafenacil, butamifos, cafenstrole, carfentrazone,        cinidon-ethyl, chlorthal, cinmethylin, clomazone, cumyluron,        cyprosulfamide, dicamba, difenzoquat, diflufenzopyr, Drechslera        monoceras, endothal, ethofumesate, etobenzanid, fenoxasulfone,        fentrazamide, flumiclorac-pentyl, flumioxazin, flupoxam,        flurochloridone, flurtamone, indanofan, isoxaben, isoxaflutole,        lenacil, propanil, propyzamide, quinclorac, quinmerac,        mesotrione, methyl arsonic acid, naptalam, oxadiargyl,        oxadiazon, oxaziclomefone, pentoxazone, pinoxaden, pyraclonil,        pyraflufen-ethyl, pyrasulfotole, pyrazoxyfen, pyrazolynate,        quinoclamine, saflufenacil, sulcotrione, sulfentrazone,        terbacil, tefuryltrione, tembotrione, thiencarbazone,        topramezone,        (3-[2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyrimidin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-pyridin-2-yloxy)-acetic        acid ethyl ester,        6-amino-5-chloro-2-cyclopropyl-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid        methyl ester,        6-chloro-3-(2-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-phenoxy)-pyridazin-4-ol,        4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-phenyl)-5-fluoro-pyridine-2-carboxylic        acid,        4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxy-phenyl)-pyridine-2-carboxylic        acid methyl ester, and        4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-3-dimethylamino-2-fluoro-phenyl)-pyridine-2-carboxylic        acid methyl ester.

O) Insecticides

-   -   organo(thio)phosphates: acephate, azamethiphos, azinphos-methyl,        chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, chlorfenvinphos, diazinon,        dichlorvos, dicrotophos, dimethoate, disulfoton, ethion,        fenitrothion, fenthion, isoxathion, malathion, methamidophos,        methidathion, methyl-parathion, mevinphos, monocrotophos,        oxydemeton-methyl, paraoxon, parathion, phenthoate, phosalone,        phosmet, phosphamidon, phorate, phoxim, pirimiphos-methyl,        profenofos, prothiofos, sulprophos, tetrachlorvinphos, terbufos,        triazophos, trichlorfon;    -   carbamates: alanycarb, aldicarb, bendiocarb, benfuracarb,        carbaryl, carbofuran, carbosulfan, fenoxycarb, furathiocarb,        methiocarb, methomyl, oxamyl, pirimicarb, propoxur, thiodicarb,        triazamate;    -   pyrethroids: allethrin, bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin,        cyphenothrin, cypermethrin, alpha-cypermethrin,        beta-cypermethrin, zeta-cypermethrin, deltamethrin,        esfenvalerate, etofenprox, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate,        imiprothrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, permethrin, prallethrin,        pyrethrin I and II, resmethrin, silafluofen, tau-fluvalinate,        tefluthrin, tetramethrin, tralomethrin, transfluthrin,        profluthrin, dimefluthrin;    -   insect growth regulators: a) chitin synthesis inhibitors:        benzoylureas: chlorfluazuron, cyramazin, diflubenzuron,        flucycloxuron, flufenoxuron, hexaflumuron, lufenuron, novaluron,        teflubenzuron, triflumuron; buprofezin, diofenolan, hexythiazox,        etoxazole, clofentazine; b) ecdysone antagonists: halofenozide,        methoxyfenozide, tebufenozide, azadirachtin; c) juvenoids:        pyriproxyfen, methoprene, fenoxycarb; d) lipid biosynthesis        inhibitors: spirodiclofen, spiromesifen, spirotetramat;    -   nicotinic receptor agonists/antagonists compounds: clothianidin,        dinotefuran, flupyradifurone, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam,        nitenpyram, acetamiprid, thiacloprid,        1-2-chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-2-nitrimino-3,5-dimethyl-[1,3,5]triazinane;    -   GABA antagonist compounds: endosulfan, ethiprole, fipronil,        vaniliprole, pyrafluprole, pyriprole,        5-amino-1-(2,6-dichloro-4-methyl-phenyl)-4-sulfinamoyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carbothioic        acid amide;    -   macrocyclic lactone insecticides: abamectin, emamectin,        milbemectin, lepimectin, spinosad, spinetoram;    -   mitochondrial electron transport inhibitor (METI) I acaricides:        fenazaquin, pyridaben, tebufenpyrad, tolfenpyrad, flufenerim;    -   METI II and III compounds: acequinocyl, fluacyprim,        hydramethylnon;    -   Uncouplers: chlorfenapyr;    -   oxidative phosphorylation inhibitors: cyhexatin, diafenthiuron,        fenbutatin oxide, propargite;    -   moulting disruptor compounds: cryomazine;    -   mixed function oxidase inhibitors: piperonyl butoxide;    -   sodium channel blockers: indoxacarb, metaflumizone;    -   ryanodine receptor inhibitors: chlorantraniliprole,        cyantraniliprole, flubendiamide,        N-[4,6-dichloro-2-[(diethyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide;        N-[4-chloro-2-[(diethyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-6-methyl-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide;        N-[4-chloro-2-[(di-2-propyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-6-methyl-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide;        N-[4,6-dichloro-2-[(di-2-propyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide;        N-[4,6-dichloro-2-[(diethyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(difluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide;        N-[4,6-dibromo-2-[(di-2-propyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide;        N-[4-chloro-2-[(di-2-propyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-6-cyano-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide;        N-[4,6-dibromo-2-[(diethyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide;    -   others: benclothiaz, bifenazate, cartap, flonicamid, pyridalyl,        pymetrozine, sulfur, thiocyclam, cyenopyrafen, flupyrazofos,        cyflumetofen, amidoflumet, imicyafos, bistrifluron,        pyrifluquinazon and        1,1′-[(3S,4R,4aR,6S,6aS,12R,12aS,12bS)-4-[[(2-cyclopropylacetyl)oxy]methyl]-1,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,12,12a,12b-decahydro-12-hydroxy-4,6a,12b-trimethyl-11-oxo-9-(3-pyridinyl)-2H,11H-naphtho[2,1-b]pyrano[3,4-e]pyran-3,6-diyl]cyclopropaneacetic        acid ester.

The present invention furthermore relates to agrochemical compositionscomprising a mixture of at least one compound I (component 1) and atleast one further active substance useful for plant protection, e. g.selected from the groups A) to O) (component 2), in particular onefurther fungicide, e. g. one or more fungicide from the groups A) to L),as described above, and if desired one suitable solvent or solidcarrier. Those mixtures are of particular interest, since many of themat the same application rate show higher efficiencies against harmfulfungi. Furthermore, combating harmful fungi with a mixture of compoundsI and at least one fungicide from groups A) to L), as described above,is more efficient than combating those fungi with individual compounds Ior individual fungicides from groups A) to L). By applying compounds Itogether with at least one active substance from groups A) to O) asynergistic effect can be obtained, i.e. more then simple addition ofthe individual effects is obtained (synergistic mixtures).

This can be obtained by applying the compounds I and at least onefurther active substance simultaneously, either jointly (e. g. astank-mix) or separately, or in succession, wherein the time intervalbetween the individual applications is selected to ensure that theactive substance applied first still occurs at the site of action in asufficient amount at the time of application of the further activesubstance(s). The order of application is not essential for working ofthe present invention.

In binary mixtures, i.e. compositions according to the inventioncomprising one compound I (component 1) and one further active substance(component 2), e. g. one active substance from groups A) to O), theweight ratio of component 1 and component 2 generally depends from theproperties of the active substances used, usually it is in the range offrom 1:100 to 100:1, regularly in the range of from 1:50 to 50:1,preferably in the range of from 1:20 to 20:1, more preferably in therange of from 1:10 to 10:1 and in particular in the range of from 1:3 to3:1. In ternary mixtures, i.e. compositions according to the inventioncomprising one compound I (component 1) and a first further activesubstance (component 2) and a second further active substance (component3), e. g. two active substances from groups A) to O), the weight ratioof component 1 and component 2 depends from the properties of the activesubstances used, preferably it is in the range of from 1:50 to 50:1 andparticularly in the range of from 1:10 to 10:1, and the weight ratio ofcomponent 1 and component 3 preferably is in the range of from 1:50 to50:1 and particularly in the range of from 1:10 to 10:1.

Preference is also given to mixtures comprising a compound I(component 1) and at least one active substance selected from group A)(component 2) and particularly selected from azoxystrobin,dimoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, orysastrobin,picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, trifloxystrobin; famoxadone, fenamidone;benzovindiflupyr, bixafen, boscalid, fluopyram, fluxapyroxad,isopyrazam, penflufen, penthiopyrad, sedaxane; ametoctradin, cyazofamid,fluazinam, fentin salts, such as fentin acetate.

Preference is given to mixtures comprising a compound of formula I(component 1) and at least one active substance selected from group B)(component 2) and particularly selected from cyproconazole,difenoconazole, epoxiconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol,metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole,triadimefon, triadimenol, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triticonazole,prochloraz, fenarimol, triforine; dodemorph, fenpropimorph, tridemorph,fenpropidin, spiroxamine; fenhexamid.

Preference is given to mixtures comprising a compound of formula I(component 1) and at least one active substance selected from group C)(component 2) and particularly selected from metalaxyl, (metalaxyl-M)mefenoxam, ofurace.

Preference is given to mixtures comprising a compound of formula I(component 1) and at least one active substance selected from group D)(component 2) and particularly selected from benomyl, carbendazim,thiophanate-methyl, ethaboxam, fluopicolide, zoxamide, metrafenone,pyriofenone.

Preference is also given to mixtures comprising a compound I(component 1) and at least one active substance selected from group E)(component 2) and particularly selected from cyprodinil, mepanipyrim,pyrimethanil.

Preference is also given to mixtures comprising a compound I(component 1) and at least one active substance selected from group F)(component 2) and particularly selected from iprodione, fludioxonil,vinclozolin, quinoxyfen.

Preference is also given to mixtures comprising a compound I(component 1) and at least one active substance selected from group G)(component 2) and particularly selected from dimethomorph, flumorph,iprovalicarb, benthiavalicarb, mandipropamid, propamocarb.

Preference is also given to mixtures comprising a compound I(component 1) and at least one active substance selected from group H)(component 2) and particularly selected from copper acetate, copperhydroxide, copper oxychloride, copper sulfate, sulfur, mancozeb,metiram, propineb, thiram, captafol, folpet, chlorothalonil,dichlofluanid, dithianon.

Preference is also given to mixtures comprising a compound I(component 1) and at least one active substance selected from group I)(component 2) and particularly selected from carpropamid and fenoxanil.

Preference is also given to mixtures comprising a compound I(component 1) and at least one active substance selected from group J)(component 2) and particularly selected from acibenzolar-S-methyl,probenazole, tiadinil, fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminium, H₃PO₃ and saltsthereof.

Preference is also given to mixtures comprising a compound I(component 1) and at least one active substance selected from group K)(component 2) and particularly selected from cymoxanil, proquinazid andN-methyl-2-{1-[(5-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-acetyl]-piperidin-4-yl}-N-[(1R)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl]-4-thiazolecarboxamide.

Preference is also given to mixtures comprising a compound I(component 1) and at least one active substance selected from group L)(component 2) and particularly selected from Bacillus subtilis strainNRRL No. B-21661, Bacillus pumilus strain NRRL No. B-30087 andUlocladium oudemansii.

Accordingly, the present invention furthermore relates to compositionscomprising one compound I (component 1) and one further active substance(component 2), which further active substance is selected from thecolumn “Component 2” of the lines C-1 to C-381 of Table C.

A further embodiment relates to the compositions C-1 to C-381 listed inTable C, where a row of Table C corresponds in each case to a fungicidalcomposition comprising one of the in the present specificationindividualized compounds of formula I (component 1) and the respectivefurther active substance from groups A) to O) (component 2) stated inthe row in question. Preferably, the compositions described comprise theactive substances in synergistically effective amounts.

TABLE C Composition comprising one indivivalized compound I and onefurther active substance from groups A) to O) Mixture Component 1Component 2 C-1 one individualized compound I Azoxystrobin C-2 oneindividualized compound I Coumethoxystrobin C-3 one individualizedcompound I Coumoxystrobin C-4 one individualized compound IDimoxystrobin C-5 one individualized compound I Enestroburin C-6 oneindividualized compound I Fenaminstrobin C-7 one individualized compoundI Fenoxystrobin/Flufenoxystrobin C-8 one individualized compound IFluoxastrobin C-9 one individualized compound I Kresoxim-methyl C-10 oneindividualized compound I Metominostrobin C-11 one individualizedcompound I Orysastrobin C-12 one individualized compound I PicoxystrobinC-13 one individualized compound I Pyraclostrobin C-14 oneindividualized compound I Pyrametostrobin C-15 one individualizedcompound I Pyraoxystrobin C-16 one individualized compound I PyribencarbC-17 one individualized compound I Trifloxystrobin C-18 oneindividualized compound I Triclopyricarb/Chlorodincarb C-19 oneindividualized compound I 2-[2-(2,5-dimethyl-phenoxymethyl)-phenyl]-3-methoxy-acrylic acid methyl ester C-20 one individualizedcompound I 2-(2-(3-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-1-methyl-allylideneaminooxymethyl)-phenyl)- 2-methoxyimino-N-methyl-acetamideC-21 one individualized compound I Benalaxyl C-22 one individualizedcompound I Benalaxyl-M C-23 one individualized compound I Benodanil C-24one individualized compound I Benzovindiflupyr C-25 one individualizedcompound I Bixafen C-26 one individualized compound I Boscalid C-27 oneindividualized compound I Carboxin C-28 one individualized compound IFenfuram C-29 one individualized compound I Fenhexamid C-30 oneindividualized compound I Flutolanil C-31 one individualized compound IFluxapyroxad C-32 one individualized compound I Furametpyr C-33 oneindividualized compound I Isopyrazam C-34 one individualized compound IIsotianil C-35 one individualized compound I Kiralaxyl C-36 oneindividualized compound I Mepronil C-37 one individualized compound IMetalaxyl C-38 one individualized compound I Metalaxyl-M C-39 oneindividualized compound I Ofurace C-40 one individualized compound IOxadixyl C-41 one individualized compound I Oxycarboxin C-42 oneindividualized compound I Penflufen C-43 one individualized compound IPenthiopyrad C-44 one individualized compound I Sedaxane C-45 oneindividualized compound I Tecloftalam C-46 one individualized compound IThifluzamide C-47 one individualized compound I Tiadinil C-48 oneindividualized compound I 2-Amino-4-methyl-thiazole-5-carboxylic acidanilide C-49 one individualized compound IN-(4′-trifluoromethylthiobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole- 4-carboxamide C-50 oneindividualized compound I N-(2-(1,3,3-trimethyl-butyl)-phenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-5-fluoro-1H-pyrazole- 4-carboxamide C-51 one individualizedcompound I 3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-(1,1,3-tri-methylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carbox- amide C-52 one individualizedcompound I 3-(trifluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-(1,1,3-tri-methylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carbox- amide C-53 one individualizedcompound I 1,3-dimethyl-N-(1,1,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide C-54 one individualized compound I3-(trifluoromethyl)-1,5-dimethyl- N-(1,1,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide C-55 one individualized compound I3-(difluoromethyl)-1,5-dimethyl- N-(1,1,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide C-56 one individualized compound I1,3,5-trimethyl-N-(1,1,3-trimethylindan- 4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamideC-57 one individualized compound I Dimethomorph C-58 one individualizedcompound I Flumorph C-59 one individualized compound I Pyrimorph C-60one individualized compound I Flumetover C-61 one individualizedcompound I Fluopicolide C-62 one individualized compound I FluopyramC-63 one individualized compound I Zoxamide C-64 one individualizedcompound I Carpropamid C-65 one individualized compound I DiclocymetC-66 one individualized compound I Mandipropamid C-67 one individualizedcompound I Oxytetracyclin C-68 one individualized compound I SilthiofamC-69 one individualized compound I N-(6-methoxy-pyridin-3-yl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid amide C-70 one individualized compound IAzaconazole C-71 one individualized compound I Bitertanol C-72 oneindividualized compound I Bromuconazole C-73 one individualized compoundI Cyproconazole C-74 one individualized compound I Difenoconazole C-75one individualized compound I Diniconazole C-76 one individualizedcompound I Diniconazole-M C-77 one individualized compound IEpoxiconazole C-78 one individualized compound I Fenbuconazole C-79 oneindividualized compound I Fluquinconazole C-80 one individualizedcompound I Flusilazole C-81 one individualized compound I FlutriafolC-82 one individualized compound I Hexaconazol C-83 one individualizedcompound I Imibenconazole C-84 one individualized compound I IpconazoleC-85 one individualized compound I Metconazole C-86 one individualizedcompound I Myclobutanil C-87 one individualized compound I OxpoconazolC-88 one individualized compound I Paclobutrazol C-89 one individualizedcompound I Penconazole C-90 one individualized compound I PropiconazoleC-91 one individualized compound I Prothioconazole C-92 oneindividualized compound I Simeconazole C-93 one individualized compoundI Tebuconazole C-94 one individualized compound I Tetraconazole C-95 oneindividualized compound I Triadimefon C-96 one individualized compound ITriadimenol C-97 one individualized compound I Triticonazole C-98 oneindividualized compound I Uniconazole C-99 one individualized compound I1[rel-(2S;3R)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-oxiranylmethyl]-5-thiocyanato-1H-[1,2,4]triazole, C-100 one individualized compound I2-[rel(2S,3R)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-oxiranylmethyl]- 2H-[1,2,4]triazole-3-thiol C-101one individualized compound I Cyazofamid C-102 one individualizedcompound I Amisulbrom C-103 one individualized compound I Imazalil C-104one individualized compound I Imazalil-sulfate C-105 one individualizedcompound I Pefurazoate C-106 one individualized compound I ProchlorazC-107 one individualized compound I Triflumizole C-108 oneindividualized compound I Benomyl C-109 one individualized compound ICarbendazim C-110 one individualized compound I Fuberidazole C-111 oneindividualized compound I Thiabendazole C-112 one individualizedcompound I Ethaboxam C-113 one individualized compound I EtridiazoleC-114 one individualized compound I Hymexazole C-115 one individualizedcompound I 2-(4-Chloro-phenyl)-N-[4-(3,4-dimeth-oxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-5-yl]-2-prop-2-yn- yloxy-acetamide C-116 oneindividualized compound I Fluazinam C-117 one individualized compound IPyrifenox C-118 one individualized compound I3-[5-(4-Chloro-phenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-is- oxazolidin-3-yl]-pyridine(Pyrisoxazole) C-119 one individualized compound I3-[5-(4-Methyl-phenyl)-2,3-dimethyl- isoxazolidin-3-yl]-pyridine C-120one individualized compound I Bupirimate C-121 one individualizedcompound I Cyprodinil C-122 one individualized compound I5-Fluorocytosine C-123 one individualized compound I5-Fluoro-2-(p-tolylmethoxy)pyrimidin- 4-amine C-124 one individualizedcompound I 5-Fluoro-2-(4-fluorophenylmethoxy)- pyrimidin-4-amine C-125one individualized compound I Diflumetorim C-126 one individualizedcompound I (5,8-Difluoroquinazolin-4-yl)-{2-[2-fluo-ro-4-(4-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-yloxy)- phenyl]ethyl}-amine C-127 oneindividualized compound I Fenarimol C-128 one individualized compound IFerimzone C-129 one individualized compound I Mepanipyrim C-130 oneindividualized compound I Nitrapyrin C-131 one individualized compound INuarimol C-132 one individualized compound I Pyrimethanil C-133 oneindividualized compound I Triforine C-134 one individualized compound IFenpiclonil C-135 one individualized compound I Fludioxonil C-136 oneindividualized compound I Aldimorph C-137 one individualized compound IDodemorph C-138 one individualized compound I Dodemorph-acetate C-139one individualized compound I Fenpropimorph C-140 one individualizedcompound I Tridemorph C-141 one individualized compound I FenpropidinC-142 one individualized compound I Fluoroimid C-143 one individualizedcompound I Iprodione C-144 one individualized compound I ProcymidoneC-145 one individualized compound I Vinclozolin C-146 one individualizedcompound I Famoxadone C-147 one individualized compound I FenamidoneC-148 one individualized compound I Flutianil C-149 one individualizedcompound I Octhilinone C-150 one individualized compound I ProbenazoleC-151 one individualized compound I Fenpyrazamine C-152 oneindividualized compound I Acibenzolar-S-methyl C-153 one individualizedcompound I Ametoctradin C-154 one individualized compound I AmisulbromC-155 one individualized compound I[(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[(3-isobuty- ryloxymethoxy-4-methoxypyridine-2-carbonyl)amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo- [1,5]dioxonan-7yl]2-methylpropanoate C-156 one individualized compound I[(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[(3-acetoxy-4-methoxy-pyridine-2-carbonyl)amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1,5-dioxonan-7-yl] 2-methylpropanoate C-157 oneindividualized compound I [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[[3-(acet-oxymethoxy)-4-methoxy-pyridine- 2-carbonyl]amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1,5-dioxonan-7-yl] 2-methylpropanoate C-158 one individualized compoundI [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[(3-isobut-oxycarbonyloxy-4-methoxy-pyridine- 2-carbonyl)amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1,5-dioxonan-7-yl] 2-methylpropanoate C-159 one individualized compoundI [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[[3-(1,3-ben-zodioxol-5-ylmethoxy)-4-methoxy-pyri-dine-2-carbonyl]amino]-6-methyl-4,9-di- oxo-1,5-dioxonan-7-yl] 2-methyl-propanoate C-160 one individualized compound I(3S,6S,7R,8R)-3-[[(3-hydroxy-4-meth- oxy-2-pyridinyl)carbonyl]amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-8-(phenylmethyl)- 1,5-dioxonan-7-yl2-methylpropanoate C-161 one individualized compound I Anilazin C-162one individualized compound I Blasticidin-S C-163 one individualizedcompound I Captafol C-164 one individualized compound I Captan C-165 oneindividualized compound I Chinomethionat C-166 one individualizedcompound I Dazomet C-167 one individualized compound I Debacarb C-168one individualized compound I Diclomezine C-169 one individualizedcompound I Difenzoquat, C-170 one individualized compound IDifenzoquat-methylsulfate C-171 one individualized compound I FenoxanilC-172 one individualized compound I Folpet C-173 one individualizedcompound I Oxolinsäure C-174 one individualized compound I PiperalinC-175 one individualized compound I Proquinazid C-176 one individualizedcompound I Pyroquilon C-177 one individualized compound I QuinoxyfenC-178 one individualized compound I Triazoxid C-179 one individualizedcompound I Tricyclazole C-180 one individualized compound I2-Butoxy-6-iodo-3-propyl-chromen-4- one C-181 one individualizedcompound I 5-Chloro-1-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-2-methyl-1H-benzoimidazole C-182 one individualized compound I5-Chloro-7-(4-methyl-piperidin-l-yl)-6-(2,4,6-trifluoro-phenyl)-[1,2,4]tri- azolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine C-183 oneindividualized compound I Ferbam C-184 one individualized compound IMancozeb C-185 one individualized compound I Maneb C-186 oneindividualized compound I Metam C-187 one individualized compound IMethasulphocarb C-188 one individualized compound I Metiram C-189 oneindividualized compound I Propineb C-190 one individualized compound IThiram C-191 one individualized compound I Zineb C-192 oneindividualized compound I Ziram C-193 one individualized compound IDiethofencarb C-194 one individualized compound I Benthiavalicarb C-195one individualized compound I Iprovalicarb C-196 one individualizedcompound I Propamocarb C-197 one individualized compound I Propamocarbhydrochlorid C-198 one individualized compound I Valifenalate C-199 oneindividualized compound I N-(1-(1-(4-cyanophenyl)ethanesulfon-yl)-but-2-yl) carbamic acid-(4-fluoro- phenyl) ester C-200 oneindividualized compound I Dodine C-201 one individualized compound IDodine free base C-202 one individualized compound I Guazatine C-203 oneindividualized compound I Guazatine-acetate C-204 one individualizedcompound I Iminoctadine C-205 one individualized compound IIminoctadine-triacetate C-206 one individualized compound IIminoctadine-tris(albesilate) C-207 one individualized compound IKasugamycin C-208 one individualized compound IKasugamycin-hydrochloride-hydrate C-209 one individualized compound IPolyoxine C-210 one individualized compound I Streptomycin C-211 oneindividualized compound I Validamycin A C-212 one individualizedcompound I Binapacryl C-213 one individualized compound I Dicloran C-214one individualized compound I Dinobuton C-215 one individualizedcompound I Dinocap C-216 one individualized compound INitrothal-isopropyl C-217 one individualized compound I Tecnazen C-218one individualized compound I Fentin salts C-219 one individualizedcompound I Dithianon C-220 one individualized compound I2,6-dimethyl-1H,5H-[1,4]dithiino [2,3-c:5,6-c′]ldipyrrole-1,3,5,7(2H,6H)-tetraone C-221 one individualized compound IIsoprothiolane C-222 one individualized compound I Edifenphos C-223 oneindividualized compound I Fosetyl, Fosetyl-aluminium C-224 oneindividualized compound I Iprobenfos C-225 one individualized compound IPhosphorous acid (H₃PO₃) and derivatives C-226 one individualizedcompound I Pyrazophos C-227 one individualized compound ITolclofos-methyl C-228 one individualized compound I ChlorothalonilC-229 one individualized compound I Dichlofluanid C-230 oneindividualized compound I Dichlorophen C-231 one individualized compoundI Flusulfamide C-232 one individualized compound I HexachlorbenzeneC-233 one individualized compound I Pencycuron C-234 one individualizedcompound I Pentachlorophenol and salts C-235 one individualized compoundI Phthalide C-236 one individualized compound I Quintozene C-237 oneindividualized compound I Thiophanate Methyl C-238 one individualizedcompound I Tolylfluanid C-239 one individualized compound IN-(4-chloro-2-nitro- phenyl)-N-ethyl- 4-methyl- benzenesulfonamide C-240one individualized compound I Bordeaux mixture C-241 one individualizedcompound I Copper acetate C-242 one individualized compound I Copperhydroxide C-243 one individualized compound I Copper oxychloride C-244one individualized compound I basic Copper sulfate C-245 oneindividualized compound I Sulfur C-246 one individualized compound IBiphenyl C-247 one individualized compound I Bronopol C-248 oneindividualized compound I Cyflufenamid C-249 one individualized compoundI Cymoxanil C-250 one individualized compound I Diphenylamin C-251 oneindividualized compound I Metrafenone C-252 one individualized compoundI Pyriofenone C-253 one individualized compound I Mildiomycin C-254 oneindividualized compound I Oxin-copper C-255 one individualized compoundI Oxathiapiprolin C-256 one individualized compound I2-[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-(4-{5-[2-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phe-nyl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1,3-thi-azol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]ethanone C-257 one individualized compound I2-[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-(4-{5-[2-fluoro-6-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]- ethanone C-258 oneindividualized compound I 2-[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-(4-{5-[2-chloro-6-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]- ethanone C-259 oneindividualized compound I Prohexadione calcium C-260 one individualizedcompound I Spiroxamine C-261 one individualized compound I TebufloquinC-262 one individualized compound I Tolylfluanid C-263 oneindividualized compound I N-(Cyclopropylmethoxyimino-(6-difluoromethoxy-2,3-difluoro-phenyl)- methyl)-2-phenyl acetamide C-264one individualized compound I N′-(4-(4-chloro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-ethyl- N-methyl formamidine C-265 oneindividualized compound I N′-(4-(4-fluoro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-ethyl- N-methyl formamidine C-266 oneindividualized compound I N′-(2-methyl-5-trifluoromethyl-4-(3-tri-methylsilanyl-propoxy)-phenyl)-N-ethyl- N-methyl formamidine C-267 oneindividualized compound I N′-(5-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-4-(3-tri-methylsilanyl-propoxy)-phenyl)-N-ethyl- N-methyl formamidine C-268 oneindividualized compound I Methoxy-acetic acid 6-tert-butyl-8-fluoro-2,3-dimethyl-quinolin-4-yl ester C-269 one individualizedcompound I Bacillus subtilis NRRL No. B-21661 C-270 one individualizedcompound I Bacillus purndus NRRL No. B-30087 C-271 one individualizedcompound I Ulocladium oudemansii C-272 one individualized compound ICarbaryl C-273 one individualized compound I Carbofuran C-274 oneindividualized compound I Carbosulfan C-275 one individualized compoundI Methomylthiodicarb C-276 one individualized compound I BifenthrinC-277 one individualized compound I Cyfluthrin C-278 one individualizedcompound I Cypermethrin C-279 one individualized compound Ialpha-Cypermethrin C-280 one individualized compound I zeta-CypermethrinC-281 one individualized compound I Deltamethrin C-282 oneindividualized compound I Esfenvalerate C-283 one individualizedcompound I Lambda-cyhalothrin C-284 one individualized compound IPermethrin C-285 one individualized compound I Tefluthrin C-286 oneindividualized compound I Diflubenzuron C-287 one individualizedcompound I Flufenoxuron C-288 one individualized compound I LufenuronC-289 one individualized compound I Teflubenzuron C-290 oneindividualized compound I Spirotetramate C-291 one individualizedcompound I Clothianidin C-292 one individualized compound I DinotefuranC-293 one individualized compound I Imidacloprid C-294 oneindividualized compound I Thiamethoxam C-295 one individualized compoundI Flupyradifurone C-296 one individualized compound I Acetamiprid C-297one individualized compound I Thiacloprid C-298 one individualizedcompound I Endosulfan C-299 one individualized compound I Fipronil C-300one individualized compound I Abamectin C-301 one individualizedcompound I Emamectin C-302 one individualized compound I Spinosad C-303one individualized compound I Spinetoram C-304 one individualizedcompound I Hydramethylnon C-305 one individualized compound IChlorfenapyr C-306 one individualized compound I Fenbutatin oxide C-307one individualized compound I Indoxacarb C-308 one individualizedcompound I Metaflumizone C-309 one individualized compound I FlonicamidC-310 one individualized compound I Flubendiamide C-311 oneindividualized compound I Chlorantraniliprole C-312 one individualizedcompound I Cyantraniliprole C-313 one individualized compound IN-[4,6-dichloro-2-[(diethyl-lambda- 4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluorometh- yl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide C-314one individualized compound I N-[4-chloro-2-[(diethyl-lambda-4-sul-fanylidene)carbamoyl]-6-methyl-phe-nyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluoro- methyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamideC-315 one individualized compound I N-[4-chloro-2-[(di-2-propyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-6-methyl-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(tri-fluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide C-316 one individualized compound IN-[4,6-dichloro-2-[(di-2-propyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]- 2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluoro-methyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide C-317 one individualized compound IN-[4,6-dichloro-2-[(diethyl-lambda- 4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(difluoro- methyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide C-318one individualized compound I N-[4,6-dibromo-2-[(di-2-propyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)- pyrazole-3-carboxamide C-319one individualized compound I N-[4-chloro-2-[(di-2-propyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-6-cyano-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(tri-fluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide C-320 one individualized compound IN-[4,6-dibromo-2-[(diethyl-lambda- 4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluorometh- yl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide C-321one individualized compound I Cyflumetofen C-322 one individualizedcompound I Acetochlor C-323 one individualized compound I DimethenamidC-324 one individualized compound I metolachlor C-325 one individualizedcompound I Metazachlor C-326 one individualized compound I GlyphosateC-327 one individualized compound I Glufosinate C-328 one individualizedcompound I Sulfosate C-329 one individualized compound I ClodinafopC-330 one individualized compound I Fenoxaprop C-331 one individualizedcompound I Fluazifop C-332 one individualized compound I Haloxyfop C-333one individualized compound I Paraquat C-334 one individualized compoundI Phenmedipham C-335 one individualized compound I Clethodim C-336 oneindividualized compound I Cycloxydim C-337 one individualized compound IProfoxydim C-338 one individualized compound I Sethoxydim C-339 oneindividualized compound I Tepraloxydim C-340 one individualized compoundI Pendimethalin C-341 one individualized compound I Prodiamine C-342 oneindividualized compound I Trifluralin C-343 one individualized compoundI Acifluorfen C-344 one individualized compound I Bromoxynil C-345 oneindividualized compound I Imazamethabenz C-346 one individualizedcompound I Imazamox C-347 one individualized compound I Imazapic C-348one individualized compound I Imazapyr C-349 one individualized compoundI Imazaquin C-350 one individualized compound I Imazethapyr C-351 oneindividualized compound I 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) C-352one individualized compound I Chloridazon C-353 one individualizedcompound I Clopyralid C-354 one individualized compound I FluroxypyrC-355 one individualized compound I Picloram C-356 one individualizedcompound I Picolinafen C-357 one individualized compound I BensulfuronC-358 one individualized compound I Chlorimuron-ethyl C-359 oneindividualized compound I Cyclosulfamuron C-360 one individualizedcompound I lodosulfuron C-361 one individualized compound I MesosulfuronC-362 one individualized compound I Metsulfuron-methyl C-363 oneindividualized compound I Nicosulfuron C-364 one individualized compoundI Rimsulfuron C-365 one individualized compound I Triflusulfuron C-366one individualized compound I Atrazine C-367 one individualized compoundI Hexazinone C-368 one individualized compound I Diuron C-369 oneindividualized compound I Florasulam C-370 one individualized compound IPyroxasulfone C-371 one individualized compound I Bentazone C-372 oneindividualized compound I Cinidon-ethyl C-373 one individualizedcompound I Cinmethylin C-374 one individualized compound I Dicamba C-375one individualized compound I Diflufenzopyr C-376 one individualizedcompound I Quinclorac C-377 one individualized compound I QuinmeracC-378 one individualized compound I Mesotrione C-379 one individualizedcompound I Saflufenacil C-380 one individualized compound I TopramezoneC-381 one individualized compound I 1,1′-[(3S,4R,4aR,6S,6aS,12R,12aS,12bS)-4-[[(2-cyclopropylacetyl)oxy]me-thyl]-1,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,12,12a,12b-deca-hydro-12-hydroxy-4,6a,12b-trimethyl- 11-oxo-9-(3-pyridinyl)-2H,11H-naph-tho[2,1-b]pyrano[3,4-e]pyran-3,6-diyl] cyclopropaneacetic acid ester

The active substances referred to as component 2, their preparation andtheir activity against harmful fungi is known (cf.:http://www.alanwood.net/pesticides/); these substances are commerciallyavailable. The compounds described by IUPAC nomenclature, theirpreparation and their fungicidal activity are also known (cf. Can. J.Plant Sci. 48(6), 587-94, 1968; EP-A 141 317; EP-A 152 031; EP-A 226917; EP-A 243 970; EP-A 256 503; EP-A 428 941; EP-A 532 022; EP-A 1 028125; EP-A 1 035 122; EP-A 1 201 648; EP-A 1 122 244, JP 2002316902; DE19650197; DE 10021412; DE 102005009458; U.S. Pat. No. 3,296,272; U.S.Pat. No. 3,325,503; WO 98/46608; WO 99/14187; WO 99/24413; WO 99/27783;WO 00/29404; WO 00/46148; WO 00/65913; WO 01/54501; WO 01/56358; WO02/22583; WO 02/40431; WO 03/10149; WO 03/11853; WO 03/14103; WO03/16286; WO 03/53145; WO 03/61388; WO 03/66609; WO 03/74491; WO04/49804; WO 04/83193; WO 05/120234; WO 05/123689; WO 05/123690; WO05/63721; WO 05/87772; WO 05/87773; WO 06/15866; WO 06/87325; WO06/87343; WO 07/82098; WO 07/90624, WO 11/028657, WO2012/168188, WO2007/006670, PCT/EP2012/065650 and PCT/EP2012/065651).

The mixtures of active substances can be prepared as compositionscomprising besides the active ingredients at least one inert ingredientby usual means, e. g. by the means given for the compositions ofcompounds I.

Concerning usual ingredients of such compositions reference is made tothe explanations given for the compositions containing compounds I.

The mixtures of active substances according to the present invention aresuitable as fungicides, as are the compounds of formula I. They aredistinguished by an outstanding effectiveness against a broad spectrumof phytopathogenic fungi, especially from the classes of theAscomycetes, Basidiomycetes, Deuteromycetes and Peronosporomycetes (syn.Oomycetes). In addition, it is referred to the explanations regardingthe fungicidal activity of the compounds and the compositions containingcompounds I, respectively.

I. SYNTHESIS EXAMPLES

With appropriate modification of the starting materials, the proceduresgiven in the synthesis examples below were used to obtain furthercompounds I. The compounds produced in this manner are listed in Table Ibelow including corresponding physical data.4-Chloro-6-ethyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid ethyl ester was synthesizedaccording to a procedure given in U.S. Pat. No. 5,439,911 A.4-Chloro-6-methyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid methyl ester was preparedas described in EP 606011 A1.

Example 1 Preparation of 2-(4-iodophenoxy)-4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine

To a solution of 4-iodophenol (200 g, 910 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide(1 L) was slowly added sodium hydride (47 g, 1.2 mol). The reaction wasstirred for 30 min at room temperature, then2-chloro-4-trifluoromethylpyridine (165 g, 910 mmol) was added and thesolution was stirred at 110° C. for 4 h and 12 h at room temperature.The reaction solution was poured into water and extracted with methyltert-butylether (3×). The combined organic layers were washedsuccessively with water, lithium chloride solution and 10% sodiumhydroxide solution. The combined organic phases were then dried oversodium sulfate and the solvent was removed in vacuo to afford 91% (303g, 830 mmol) yield of 2-(4-iodophenoxy)-4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine.

Example 2 Preparation of5-[4-[[4-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridyl]oxy]phenyl]pent-4-yn-2-amine

To a solution of 2-(4-iodophenoxy)-4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine (102 g,279 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (500 mL) was added triethylamine (84 g, 838mmol), copper(I) iodide (0.53 g, 3 mmol) and Pd(PPh₃)₂Cl₂ (2 g, 3 mmol),followed by pent-4-yn-2-ol (28 g, 335 mmol). The reaction was stirred atroom temperature for 1 h and was then filtered over celite, followed byrinsing with methyl tert-butylether. Water and methyl tert-butyletherwere then added to the filtrate. The organic layer was separated andconcentrated in vacuo to provide 93 g of crude5-[4-[[4-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridyl]oxy]phenyl]pent-4-yn-2-ol. Thismaterial was redissolved in dichloromethane (1 L) and triethylamine (58g, 576 mmol). The reaction solution was cooled to 5° C. andmethyanesulfonyl chloride (42 g, 288 mmol) was added. The solution wasallowed to warm to room temperature overnight. The reaction solution waspoured into water and extracted with dichloromethane. The combinedorganic layers were dried over sodium sulfate and the solvent was thenremoved in vacuo to afford 121 g of the crude mesylate. The crudeproduct was redissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (600 mL) to whichsodium azide was added (94 g, 1.4 mol). The reaction solution was heatedto 80° C. for 2 h then cooled to room temperature. Water and methyltert-butylether were added, the organic layers were combined andconcentrated in vacuo to provide 91 g of the crude azide product. Theazide was dissolved in methanol (700 mL) to which was added tin(II)chloride-H₂O (118 g, 523 mmol). The reaction was stirred at roomtemperature overnight and was then concentrated. To the residue wasadded 10% sodium hydroxide solution and the crude product was extractedwith dichloromethane before it was dried over sodium sulfate andconcentrated in vacuo. The residue was filtered over a silica gel plugto provide 96% of the desired product.

Example 3 Preparation of6-chloro-5-methoxy-N-[1-methyl-4-[4-[[4-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridyl]oxy]phenyl]but-3-ynyl]pyrimidin-4-amine(I-27)

To a solution of5-[4-[[4-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridyl]oxy]phenyl]pent-4-yn-2-amine (268mg, 0.84 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (5 mL) was addeddiisopropylethylamine (216 mg, 1.7 mmol). The solution was stirred for 5min at room temperature at which time 4,6-dichloro-5-methoxypyrimidine(150 mg, 0.84 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at 80°C. overnight, then allowed to cool to room temperature. It wasconcentrated in vacuo and filtered over a plug of silica gel to provide215 mg (0.47 mmol, 55%) of the brown oily product.

The compounds listed in Table I have been prepared in an analogousmanner.

TABLE I Compounds I-1 to I-82 of formula I as defined herein and whereinR, R¹ and R² in each case are hydrogen. Pos. HPLC R_(t) m.p. Ex. no Ra2Ra5 Ra6 Het O-Het X (Rb)_(n) (min) (° C.) I-1 H Cl Cl H-1 p- —CH₂— n = 04.327 127 I-2 H Cl Me H-1 p- —CH₂— n = 0 3.196 135 I-3 H Cl Et H-1 p-—CH₂— n = 0 3.301 81 I-4 H Cl Me H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.126 92 I-5 HCl Et H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.177 I-6 H Cl Cl H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 01.504 I-7 H #5—CF═CCl—CH═CF—#6 H-1 p- —CH₂— n = 0 1.263 160 I-8 H#5—CF═CH—CH═CF—#6 H-1 p- —CH₂— n = 0 1.122 157 I-9 H #5—CF═CH—CH═CF—#6H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.181 147 I-10 H #5—CF═CF—CH═CF—#6 H-1 p-—CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.318 144 I-11 H Cl CHFCH₃ H-1 p- —CH₂— n = 0 1.28 79I-12 H Cl CHFCH₃ H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 3.915 I-13 H #5—N(CH₃)—N═CH—#6H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.07 205 I-14 H #5—CH═CH—CH═CF—#6 H-1 p-—CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.084 126 I-15 H #5—C(CH₃)═CH—CH═CH—#6 H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)—n = 0 1.107 I-16 H Me Cl H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.381 I-17 Me Cl Me H-1p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.082 I-18 H #5—N═CH—S—#6 H-1 p- —CH₂— n = 0 1.239155 I-19 H #5—N═CH—S—#6 H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.299 I-20 H OMe H H-1 p-—CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.034 I-21 Me Cl Cl H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.519 I-22 HCl COOMe H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.36 109 I-23 H Cl CHFCH₃ H-1 p-—CH(CH₃)— o-F; n = 1 1.36 I-24 H Cl Cl H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— o-F; n = 1 1.48I-25 H Cl CHFCH₃ H-1 p- —CH₂— o-F; n = 1 1.29 I-26 H Cl Cl H-1 p- —CH₂—o-F; n = 1 1.41 I-27 H OMe Cl H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.387 I-28 H#5—N═CH—S—#6 H-1 p- —CH₂— o-F; n = 1 1.25 119 I-29 H#5—N(CH₂CH₃)—N═CH—#6 H-1 p- —CH₂— n = 0 1.036 I-30 H F Cl5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.423 112 I-31 Cl ClCl H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.523 I-32 H COOEt Et H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 01.193 91 I-33 H #5—N═CH—CH═CH—#6 H-1 p- —CH₂— n = 0 1.025 124 I-34 H#5—N═CH—CH═CH—#6 H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.065 I-35 H OMe COOMe H-1 p-—CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.173 I-36 H COOMe Me H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.135 I-37H Br Cl H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.503 I-38 OMe F H H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 01.143 I-39 H Et COOMe H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.127 I-40 H Br F H-1 p-—CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.473 I-41 H Br OH H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.245 I-42 H#5—CF═CH—CH═CF—#6 H-4 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.193 I-43 H #5—CF═CH—CH═CF—#6H-2 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.174 I-44 H #5—CF═CH—CH═CF—#6 H-3 p- —CH(CH₃)— n= 0 1.186 97 I-45 Me Me Cl H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.307 113 I-46 H F FH-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.393 I-47 H Cl CHFCH₃ H-2 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 01.297 I-48 H Cl CHFCH₃ H-3 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.329 I-49 H Cl CHFCH₃ H-4p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.314 I-50 H Cl CHFCH₃ 3,5-dichloro-pyridin-2-yl p-—CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.39 I-51 H Cl Cl H-2 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.419 I-52 H ClCl H-3 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.447 I-53 H Cl Cl H-4 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 01.434 I-54 H Cl Cl 3,5-dichloro-pyridin-2-yl p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.519I-55 H Me Cl H-2 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.321 I-56 H Me Cl H-3 p- —CH(CH₃)—n = 0 1.35 I-57 H Me Cl H-4 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.344 I-58 H OMe Cl H-2p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.336 I-59 H OMe Cl H-3 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.361 I-60H OMe Cl H-4 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.358 I-61 H OMe Cl3,5-dichloro-pyridin-2-yl p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.434 I-62 Cl Cl Me H-1 p-—CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.486 I-63 OMe Cl Me H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.17 I-64 HCN Cl H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.42 I-65 H Cl CHFCH₃ H-16 p- —CH(CH₃)— n =0 1.299 I-66 H Me Cl H-16 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.324 I-67 H OMe Cl H-16 p-—CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.338 I-68 Me H Cl H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.302 I-69 HEt Cl H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.43 I-70 H OMe CH₂OCH₃ H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n= 0 1.07 I-71 H #5—CF═CH—CH═CF—#6 H-16 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.16 97 I-72 H#5—N═N—S—#6 H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.372 116 I-73 H CN Me H-1 p-—CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.247 I-74 H #5—CF═CH—CH═CF—#6 3,5-dichloro-pyridin-2-ylp- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.242 97 I-75 H Cl Cl H-2 m- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.427I-76 OMe H Cl H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.372 I-77 H Cl CHFCH₃ H-2 p-—CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.270 I-78 H Cl Cl H-16 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.428 I-79 HCH═CH₂ Cl H-1 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.460 I-80 H Me Cl H-30 p- —CH(CH₃)— n= 0 1.351 I-81 H OMe Cl H-28 p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 1.308 I-82 H Me COOMe4-carboxymethyl-5-methyl- p- —CH(CH₃)— n = 0 0.976 122 pyrimidin-6-yl *The position of R^(b) or the group —O-Het on the phenyl ring is definedrelative to the alkyne-moiety bound to the phenyl ring as being in ortho(o-), para (p-) or meta (m-) position; n = 0 indicates that nosubstituent R^(b) is present on the phenyl ring. m.p. = melting point (°C.); in cases where R^(a5) and R^(a6) together with two ring membercarbon atoms of the pyrimidine ring constitute a fused ring system #5and #6 indicate the point of attachment to the pyrimidine ring, eachrespectively corresponding to the positions of either substituent R^(a5)or R^(a6). HPLC: HPLC-column Kinetex XB C18 1.7μ (50 × 2.1 mm); eluent:acetonitrile/water + 0.1% TFA (gradient from 5:95 to 100:0 in 1.5 min at60° C., flow gradient from 0.8 to 1.0 ml/min in 1.5 min). MS: QuadrupolElectrospray Ionisation, 80 V (positive mode).

II. Biological Examples for Fungicidal Activity

The fungicidal action of the compounds I was demonstrated by thefollowing experiments:

A. Glass House Trials

The spray solutions were prepared in several steps: The stock solutionwere prepared: a mixture of acetone and/or dimethylsulfoxide and thewetting agent/emulsifier Wettol, which is based on ethoxylatedalkylphenoles, in a relation (volume) solvent-emulsifier of 99 to 1 wasadded to 25 mg of the compound to give a total of 5 ml. Water was thenadded to total volume of 100 ml.

This stock solution was diluted with the describedsolvent-emulsifier-water mixture to the given concentration.

After the final cultivation period, the extent of fungal attack on theleaves was visually assessed as % diseased leaf area.

Use Example 1 Control of Late Blight on Tomatoes Caused by Phytophthorainfestans

Young seedlings of tomato plants were grown in pots. These plants weresprayed to run-off with an aqueous suspension, containing theconcentration of active ingredient or their mixture mentioned in thetable below. The next day, the treated plants were inoculated with anaqueous suspension of sporangia of Phytophthora infestans. Afterinoculation, the trial plants were immediately transferred to a humidchamber. After 6 days at 18 to 20° C. and a relative humidity close to100% the extent of fungal attack on the leaves was visually assessed as% diseased leaf area.

In this test, the plants which had been treated with 250 ppm of theactive compound I-5, I-11, I-14, I-20, I-23, I-27, I-31, I-34, I-35,I-37, I-44, I-47, I-48, I-50, I-56, I-59, I-65, I-66, I-67, I-70, I-71,I-79, I-81 or I-82 showed a diseased leaf area of at most 20%, whereasthe untreated plants showed 84% diseased leaf area.

Use Example 2 Preventative Control of Leaf Blotch on Wheat Caused bySeptoria tritici

Leaves of pot-grown wheat seedling were sprayed to run-off with anaqueous suspension of the active compound or their mixture, prepared asdescribed. The plants were allowed to air-dry. At the following day theplants were inoculated with an aqueous spore suspension of Septoriatritici Then the trial plants were immediately transferred to a humidchamber at 18 to 22° C. and a relative humidity close to 100%. After 4days the plants were transferred to a chamber with 18 to 22° C. and arelative humidity close to 70%. After 4 weeks the extent of fungalattack on the leaves was visually assessed as % diseased leaf area.

In this test, the plants which had been treated with 250 ppm of theactive compound I-1, I-3, I-4, I-5, I-7, I-8, I-9, I-10, I-13, I-14,I-15, I-16, I-17, I-18, I-19, I-20, I-21, I-22, I-23, I-24, I-25, I-26,I-27, I-28, I-29, I-30, I-31, I-32, I-33, I-34, I-35, I-36, I-37, I-38,I-40, I-42, I-43, I-44, I-45, I-46, I-47, I-48, I-49, I-50, I-51, I-52,I-53, I-54, I-55, I-56, I-57, I-58, I-59, I-60, I-61, I-62, I-63, I- 64,I-69, I-72, I-74, I-75 or I-76 showed a diseased leaf area of at most20%, whereas the untreated plants showed 92% diseased leaf area.

Use Example 3 Preventative Control of Brown Rust on Wheat Caused byPuccinia recondita

The first two developed leaves of pot-grown wheat seedling were sprayedto run-off with an aqueous suspension, containing the concentration ofactive ingredient or their mixture as described below. The next day theplants were inoculated with spores of Puccinia recondita. To ensure thesuccess the artificial inoculation, the plants were transferred to ahumid chamber without light and a relative humidity of 95 to 99% and 20to 24° C. for 24 h. Then the trial plants were cultivated for 6 days ina greenhouse chamber at 20 to 24° C. and a relative humidity between 65and 70%. The extent of fungal attack on the leaves was visually assessedas % diseased leaf area.

In this test, the plants which had been treated with 250 ppm of theactive compound I-1, I-3, I-4, I-5, I-6, I-8, I-9, I-11, I-12, I-13,I-14, I-15, I-17, I-19, I-20, I-21, I-23, I-24, I-25, I-26, I-27, I-28,I-29, I-34, I-45, I-46, I-47, I-48, I-49, I-50, I-51, I-52, I-54, I-56,I-57, I-58, I-59, I-60, I-62, I-64, I-69 or I-73 showed a diseased leafarea of at most 20%, whereas the untreated plants showed 86% diseasedleaf area.

Use Example 4 Protective Control of Soy Bean Rust on Soy Beans Caused byPhakopsora pachyrhizi

Leaves of pot-grown soy bean seedlings were sprayed to run-off with anaqueous suspension, containing the concentration of active ingredient ortheir mixture as described below. The plants were allowed to air-dry.The trial plants were cultivated for 1 day in a greenhouse chamber at 23to 27° C. and a relative humidity between 60 and 80%. Then the plantswere inoculated with spores of Phakopsora pachyrhizi To ensure thesuccess the artificial inoculation, the plants were transferred to ahumid chamber with a relative humidity of about 95% and 20 to 24° C. for24 h. The trial plants were cultivated for fourteen days in a greenhousechamber at 23 to 27° C. and a relative humidity between 60 and 80%. Theextent of fungal attack on the leaves was visually assessed as %diseased leaf area.

In this test, the plants which had been treated with 250 ppm of theactive compound I-2, I-4, I-9, I-10, I-18, I-20, I-22, I-27, I-29, I-30,I-31, I-31, I-33, I-36, I-37, I-39, I-42, I-43, I-46, I-48, I-49, I-50,I-51, I-52, I-55, I-56, I-58, I-59, I-62, I-64, I-65, I-66, I-67, I-68,I-69, I-71, I-73, I-77, I-80 or I-82 showed a diseased leaf area of atmost 15%, whereas the untreated plants showed 94% diseased leaf area.

Use Example 5 Preventative Fungicidal Control of Botrytis cinerea onLeaves of Green Pepper

Young seedlings of green pepper were grown in pots to the 4 to 5 leafstage. These plants were sprayed to run-off with an aqueous suspension,containing the concentration of active ingredient or their mixturementioned in the table below. The next day the plants were inoculatedwith a aqueous biomalt solution containing the spore suspension ofBotrytis cinerea. Then the plants were immediately transferred to ahumid chamber and kept for 5 days at 22 to 24° C. and a relativehumidity close to 100%.

In this test, the plants which had been treated with 250 ppm of theactive compound I-2, I-18, I-22, I-27, I-29, I-33, I-35, I-36, I-39,I-41, I-42, I-43, I-60 or I-74 showed a diseased leaf area of at most15%, whereas the untreated plants showed 95% diseased leaf area.

Use Example 6 Control of Late Blight on Tomatoes Caused by Phytophthorainfestans

Young seedlings of tomato plants were grown in pots. These plants weresprayed to run-off with an aqueous suspension, containing theconcentration of active ingredient or their mixture mentioned in thetable below. After seven days the treated plants were inoculated with anaqueous suspension of sporangia of Phytophthora infestans. Afterinoculation, the trial plants were immediately transferred to a humidchamber and kept for 6 days at 18 to 20° C. and a relative humidityclose to 100%.

In this test, the plants which had been treated with 250 ppm of theactive compound I-27, I-29, I-35, I-37, I-44, I-45, I-47, I-48, I-49,I-50, I-56, I-59, I-65, I-66, I-67, I-70 or I-78 showed a diseased leafarea of at most 20%, whereas the untreated plants showed 67% diseasedleaf area.

1-13. (canceled)
 14. A compound of formula I

wherein: R^(a2), R^(a5), R^(a6) independently of each other arehydrogen, halogen, CN, NO₂, OH, SH, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl,C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio,C₁-C₄-alkylsulfinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulfinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulfonyl,C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulfonyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy C₁-C₄-alkyl,C₁-C₄-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₂-C₄-alkenyl, C₂-C₄-alkynyl,C₂-C₄-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl,C₃-C₈-cycloalkyloxy, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₄-alkyl, NR^(A)R^(B), C(═O)R′,C(═NOR″)R″′ or —C(═NH)—O—R″′; R^(A), R^(B) independently of one anotherare hydrogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₂-C₄-alkenyl, C₂-C₄-alkynyl, phenyl, benzyl,C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkenyl or —(C═O)—R′; R′ is hydrogen, OH,NH₂, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₂-C₄-alkenyl, C₂-C₄-alkynyl,C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylamino ordi(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino; R″ is hydrogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl,C₂-C₄-alkenyl, C₂-C₄-alkynyl or C₁-C₄-alkoxy C₁-C₄-alkyl; R″′ ishydrogen or C₁-C₄-alkyl; or R^(a5), R^(a6) together with two ring membercarbon atoms to which they are attached, form a fused 5-, 6- or7-membered saturated, partially unsaturated or aromatic carbocycle orheterocycle, wherein the ring member atoms of the fused heterocycleinclude besides carbon atoms 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from thegroup consisting of N, O and S, and wherein the fused carbocycle orheterocycle is unsubstituted or carries 1, 2, 3 or 4 identical ordifferent radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN,C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl and C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy; R ishydrogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy,C₁-C₄-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₂-C₄-alkenyl,C₂-C₄-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₄-alkynyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkynyl, CN, CH₂CN,NR^(A)R^(B) or CH₂—O—C(═O)R′; R¹, R² independently of each other arehydrogen, halogen, CN, OH, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy,C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkoxy C₁-C₄-alkyl,C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₂-C₄-alkenyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkenyl,C₂-C₄-alkynyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl,C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyloxy, NR^(A)R^(B), C(═O)R′,C(═NOR″)R″′, —C(═NH)—O—R″′ or benzyl wherein the phenyl moiety of benzylis unsubstituted or carries 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 substituents selected fromthe group consisting of CN, halogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl,C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkoxy)carbonyl anddi(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl; or two radicals R¹ and R² that are boundto the same carbon atom form together with said carbon atom a saturatedor partially unsaturated 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, or 7-membered carbocycle or asaturated or partially unsaturated 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, or 7-memberedheterocycle, wherein the ring member atoms of the abovementionedheterocycle include beside carbon atoms 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatomsselected from the group of N, O and S, and wherein the abovementionedcycle is unsubstituted or carries 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents selectedfrom the group consisting of halogen, CN, OH, SH, C₁-C₄-alkyl,C₁-C₄-alkoxy or C₁-C₄-alkylthio; and one or two CH₂ groups of theabovementioned cycles may respectively be replaced by one or two C(═O)or C(═S) groups; X is a divalent group selected from the groupconsisting of —CR³R⁴—, —C(═O)—, —C(═S)—, —C(═NR^(D))— and —C(═NOR^(D))—,wherein R^(D) is hydrogen or C₁-C₄-alkyl, and wherein R³, R⁴independently of each other are hydrogen, CN, C₁-C₄-hydroxyalkyl,C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy,C₁-C₄-alkoxy C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₂-C₄-alkenyl,C₂-C₄-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₄-alkynyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl,C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyloxy, NR^(A)R^(B), C(═O)R′,C(═NOR″)R″′,—C(═NH)—O—R″′ or benzyl wherein the phenyl moiety of benzylis unsubstituted or carries 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 substituents selected fromthe group consisting of CN, halogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl,C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkoxy)carbonyl anddi(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, or two radicals R³ and R⁴ that are boundto the same carbon atom form together with said carbon atom a saturatedor partially unsaturated 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, or 7-membered carbocycle or asaturated or partially unsaturated 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, or 7-memberedheterocycle, wherein the ring member atoms of the abovementionedheterocycle include beside carbon atoms 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatomsselected from the group of N, O and S, and wherein the abovementionedcycle is unsubstituted or carries 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents selectedfrom the group consisting of halogen, CN, OH, SH, C₁-C₄-alkyl,C₁-C₄-alkoxy or C₁-C₄-alkylthio; and one or two CH₂ groups of theabovementioned cycles may be respectively replaced by one or two C(═O)or C(═S) groups; n indicates the number of substituents R^(b) on thephenyl ring and n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; R^(b) is halogen, CN, NO₂,C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy,C₂-C₄-alkenyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₄-alkynyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkynyl,NR^(A)R^(B), C(═O)R′, C(═NOR″)R″′ or —C(═NH)—O—R″′, it being possiblefor n=2, 3 or 4 that R^(b) are identical or different; Het is a 5- or6-membered heteroaryl, wherein the ring member atoms of the heteroarylinclude besides carbon atoms 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from thegroup of N, O and S and wherein the heteroaryl is unsubstituted orcarries 1, 2, 3 or 4 identical or different groups R^(c): R^(c) ishalogen, CN, NO₂, NH₂, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy,C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₆-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₆-alkyl)amino,C₁-C₆-alkylthio, C₁-C₆-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfinyl,C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfinyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfonyl,C₁-C₆-alkoxy C₁- C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl,C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C(═O)R′, C(═NOR″)R″′, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl,C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₄-alkyl, phenyl, phenoxy, phenoxy C₁-C₄-alkyl or a5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, wherein the ring member atoms of theheteroaryl include besides carbon atoms 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatomsselected from the group of N, O and S, and wherein the aforementionedcyclic radicals are unsubstituted or carry 1, 2, 3 or 4 identical ordifferent substituents R^(d): R^(d) is halogen, CN, C₁-C₄-alkyl,C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy or C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy; or two radicals R^(c)that are bound to adjacent ring member atoms of the Het group formtogether with said ring member atoms a fused 5-, 6- or 7-memberedsaturated, partially unsaturated or aromatic carbocycle or heterocycle,wherein the ring member atoms of the fused heterocycle include besidescarbon atoms 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from the group consistingof N, O and S, and wherein the fused carbocycle or heterocycle isunsubstituted or carries 1, 2, 3 or 4 identical or different radicalsgroups R^(e): R^(e) is halogen, CN, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl,C₁-C₄-alkoxy or C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy; or an N-oxide or an agriculturallyacceptable salt of the compounds of formula I.
 15. The compoundaccording to claim 14, wherein R^(a2), R^(a5) and R^(a6) independentlyof each other are halogen, CN, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl,C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkoxy C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxyC₁-C₄-alkoxy or C₁-C₄-alkoxy)carbonyl, and it being possible that one ortwo of R^(a2), R^(a5) or R^(a6) can in addition be hydrogen.
 16. Thecompound according to claim 14, wherein X is —CH₂—, —C(═O)—, —CH(CH₃),—C(CH₃)₂—, —CHCN—, —CH(C(═O)—OCH₃), —CH(C(═O)—OCH₂CH₃).
 17. The compoundaccording to claim 14, wherein X is —CH₂—.
 18. The compound according toclaim 14, wherein X is —C(═O)—.
 19. The compound according to claim 14,wherein Het is pyrimidin-2-yl, pyrimidin-3-yl, pyrimidin-4-yl,pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl, pyridin-4-yl, thiazol-2-yl, pyrazin-2-yl,pyridazin-3-yl, 1,3,5-triazin-2-yl, or 1,2,4-triazin-3-yl.
 20. Thecompound according to claim 14, wherein Het carries 1 or 2 radicalsR^(c) which are selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, CN,C₁-C₂-alkylsulfonyl, C₁-C₂-alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl,C₁-C₂-alkylaminocarbonyl, di(C₁-C₂-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, C₁-C₂-alkoxy,CF₃, CHF₂, OCF₃ and OCHF₂.
 21. A process for preparing the compound ofclaim 14, wherein X is —CR³R⁴— or —C(═O)—, which comprises reacting acompound of formula II

wherein R^(a2), R^(a5) and R^(a6) are as defined in claim 14, Hal isfluorine, chlorine or bromine, with a compound of formula III

wherein R, R¹, R², R^(b), n and Het are as defined in claim 14 and X is—CR³R⁴— or —C(═O)— as defined in claim 14 in the presence of a base or acatalyst or a combination of a base and a catalyst in a solvent.
 22. Anagrochemical composition which comprises an auxiliary and at least onecompound of claim
 14. 23. The agrochemical composition according toclaim 22 comprising at least one further active substance.
 24. A methodfor combating phytopathogenic harmful fungi, which process comprisestreating the fungi or the materials, plants, the soil or seeds to beprotected against fungal attack, with an effective amount of at leastone compound of claim
 14. 25. Seed treated with a compound of claim 14,in an amount of from 0.1 g to 10 kg per 100 kg of seed.
 26. The methodof claim 14, wherein, in the compound of formula (I), R^(a2), R^(a5) andR^(a6) independently of each other are halogen, CN, C₁-C₄-alkyl,C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkoxyC₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy C₁-C₄-alkoxy or C₁-C₄-alkoxy)carbonyl, and itbeing possible that one or two of R^(a2), R^(a5) or R^(a6) can inaddition be hydrogen.
 27. The method of claim 14, wherein, in thecompound of formula (I), X is —CH₂—, —C(═O)—, —CH(CH₃), —C(CH₃)₂—,—CHCN—, —CH(C(═O)—OCH₃), —CH(C(═O)—OCH₂CH₃).
 28. The method of claim 14,wherein, in the compound of formula (I), X is —CH₂—.
 29. The method ofclaim 14, wherein, in the compound of formula (I), X is —C(═O)—.
 30. Themethod of claim 14, wherein, in the compound of formula (I), Het ispyrimidin-2-yl, pyrimidin-3-yl, pyrimidin-4-yl, pyridin-2-yl,pyridin-3-yl, pyridin-4-yl, thiazol-2-yl, pyrazin-2-yl, pyridazin-3-yl,1,3,5-triazin-2-yl, or 1,2,4-triazin-3-yl.
 31. The method of claim 14,wherein, in the compound of formula (I), Het carries 1 or 2 radicalsR^(c) which are selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, CN,C₁-C₂-alkylsulfonyl, C₁-C₂-alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl,C₁-C₂-alkylaminocarbonyl, di(C₁-C₂-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, C₁-C₂-alkoxy,CF₃, CHF₂, OCF₃ and OCHF₂.